"Goethe" meaning in German

See Goethe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡøː.tə/ Audio: Goethe pronunciation german.wav , De-Goethe.ogg Forms: Goethes [genitive, masculine], Goethe [genitive, masculine], Goethe [feminine, genitive], Goethes [plural], Goethe [plural], Göthe [alternative]
Rhymes: -øːtə Etymology: (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Etymology templates: {{ety|de|id=surname|rfe=1}} (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. ) Head templates: {{de-prop|surname}} Goethe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Goethes or (with an article) Goethe, feminine genitive Goethe, plural Goethes or Goethe)
  1. a surname, equivalent to English Goethe, notably of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wikidata QID: Q36955661 Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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