Names Gottschalk

Gottschalk

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

The name Gottschalk is derived from the Old Norse name 'Gudskalk', which is made up of the elements 'gud' meaning "god" and 'skalk' meaning "servant". It means "servant of God".

Pronunciation

GAWT-shalk
The name Gottschalk is pronounced as "got-shalk".

Popularity

The name Gottschalk is not very popular outside of Germany and Scandinavia, and is rarely used as a baby name in other countries.

Cartoon of Gottschalk

Gottschalk Name meanings & History

The name Gottschalk is derived from the Old Norse name 'Gudskalk', which is made up of the elements 'gud' meaning "god" and 'skalk' meaning "servant". It means "servant of God". Derived from the Old German elements got "god" and scalc "servant". Saint Gottschalk was a (perhaps spurious) 11th-century prince of the Wends who was martyred by his brother-in-law. The name Gottschalk is typically used as a masculine given name among people of Germanic descent, particularly in Germany and Scandinavia.

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

Synonyms of Gottschalk:

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

O: Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive

T: Testy,Truth,Talkative,Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Touchy

S: Social Standing,Solidity,Status,Sensuality,Security,Sex,Success

C: Cute,Chatty,Choice,Candid,Copycat,Curious,Clever

H: Hobnobbing,Hyper,Hope,Heart's Desire,Haggle

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

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

K: Karma,Karate,Kind,Kundalini

Gottschalk is:

a Simple name
a Unintellectual name
a Youthful name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Gottschalk include Gottschalk of Orbais, a monk and writer from the 9th century, and Thomas Gottschalk, a German television personality.