Goldmund

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Goldmund is derived from two Germanic words, "gold" meaning gold and "mund" meaning protector. Thus, the name Goldmund means "protector of gold".

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Goldmund Name meanings & History

The name Goldmund is derived from two Germanic words, "gold" meaning gold and "mund" meaning protector. Thus, the name Goldmund means "protector of gold". In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).It can be interpreted a a dithematic Germanic name derived from German gold "gold" combined with Old High German mund "protection". Alternatively, the second part of the name can be interpreted as the common German word Mund "mouth", making the name a loan translation of the Greek name Chrysostomos. Goldmund is primarily used as a first name for baby boys.

Zodiac Sign of Goldmund: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Goldmund:

G: Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off,Gregarious

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate

L: Languid,Lazy,Legal,Liaison,Lover,Luscious,Lovely

D: Dutiful,Daddy,Determined,Demanding,Domestic,Doting

M: Mother,Manipulative,Mommy,Maternal,Memorabilia,Mushy,Memory

U: Universality,Understanding,Undermining,Utopia,Unity

N: Neurosis,Nervous,Nutrition,Nagging,Neat,Nice,Nitpicking

Goldmund is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Devious name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Goldmund is a fictional character in Hermann Hesse's novel "Narcissus and Goldmund". No famous people with this name have been recorded in history.

Related Names to Goldmund

Some related names of Goldmund include Gwilym, Gulliver, and Goldin.

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