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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Galician : habitational name from Godoy, a place in Galicia. The origin of the place name is uncertain, but a connection has been suggested with the Gothic elements gu{dh}s ‘god’ + wīhs ‘saint’.

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