Goodman

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"good man"
Pronunciation
GOOD-mən
Good-man
Popularity
Goodman is not a very popular first name in the world. It is mostly used as a surname.

cartoon of the name Goodman
Cartoon of Goodman

Goodman Name meanings & History

"good man". From Middle English gode "good" and man "man", in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king. It is also an Anglised form of Jewish Gutman or German Gutmann with the same meaning. Goodman can be used as a first name for boys or as a surname.

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

Synonyms of Goodman:

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

O: Organized,Obstinate,Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obsessive

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

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

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Angry,Argumentative,Assertive,Action

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

Goodman is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Mature name
  • a Modern name
  • a Unintellectual name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

The most well-known person with the last name Goodman is John Goodman, an American actor.

Related Names to Goodman

Goodwin, Goodrich, Goodfellow, Goodspeed, Goodacre, Goodmane

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