Goodspeed (surname)

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As a surname, "Goodspeed" derives from "Godspeed", which in turn comes from the expression "God speed (you)", a wish for success and fortune on behalf of one setting out on a trip or an enterprise.

People with the surname[edit]

In fiction[edit]

  • Ethan Rom, alias of Dr. Ethan Goodspeed, a character in the US television series Lost
  • Gary Goodspeed, the main character of the US animated television series Final Space
  • Horace Goodspeed, a character in the US television series Lost
  • Patience Goodspeed, the main character in The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed and The Education of Patience Goodspeed, by Heather Vogel Frederick[1]
  • Dr. Stanley Goodspeed, a character in the 1996 US film The Rock

References[edit]

  1. ^ King, Janette (2005). "The Education of Patience Goodspeed". Historical Novel Review. 33. Retrieved 8 March 2022.