"Goody" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Goodys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Godeve (female given name), from Old English Godġifu (female given name), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Godiva. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Godeve|pos=female given name}} Middle English Godeve (female given name), {{inh|en|ang|Godġifu|pos=female given name}} Old English Godġifu (female given name), {{com|ang|god|ġifu|nocat=1}} god + ġifu, {{doublet|en|Godiva}} Doublet of Godiva Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Goodys}} Goody (plural Goodys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Synonyms: Goodey Derived forms: Jade Goody effect
    Sense id: en-Goody-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Goody-en-name-4X-~2qYe Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames

Inflected forms

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