Götz
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| Götz | |
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 Götz von Berlichingen |
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| Pronunciation | [ɡœts] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | German |
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| Region of origin | Germany |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Gottfried |
Götz or Goetz (German pronunciation: [ɡœts]) is a German name that originated as a nickname of Gottfried.[1] The word comes from 15th-century Middle High German as a diminutive form of what translates into English as "peace of God".[2]
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[edit] Surnames
- Goetz
- Bernhard Goetz, New York City's "subway vigilante"
- Curt Goetz, Swiss-German writer and actor
- Eric Goetz, world renowned yacht builder
- Henri Goetz, the French-American Surrealist painter and etcher
- Hermann Goetz, German composer
- Ingvild Goetz, owner of the Goetz Collection
- Leo Goetz, the 20th-century German painter
- Marie Josephine Goetz, French nun
- Meg Goetz, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Peter Michael Goetz, Actor
- William Goetz, the American film producer
- Götz
- Franz Götz, German politician
- Hermann Götz, German politician
- Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721–1781), German religious figure, writer and translator
- Paul Götz, German astronomer
- Rainald Götz, German writer
[edit] First name
- Götz Alsmann, German musician and entertainer
- Götz Aly, German journalist and historian
- Götz von Berlichingen, Franconian mercenary
- Götz Briefs, German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist
- Götz Friedrich, German film and theater director
- Götz George, German actor
- Götz Otto, German actor
- Götz Spielmann, Austrian film director
[edit] Place names
- Goetz, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, a small town
[edit] References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
- ^ Bahlow, Hans (1985). Deutsches Namenlexikon. Suhrkamp. ISBN 3518365657.
