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Good en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɡʊd/

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the adjective good. * Also as an English surname, from the personal name Gōde, which represents the first part of names such as Godfrey, Gottfried, etc. * As a German surname, Americanized from Gut, Guth. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Goed, Goede.

Meanings

1. A surname.
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2. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Forms

wikipedia: +, West Virginia

Good en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Ellipsis of the form of the Good, a calque of Ancient Greek ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἰδέα (hē toû agathoû idéa), a concept used in Plato's Republic.

Meanings

1. Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning.

Forms

wikipedia: Republic (Plato) · wikipedia: Plato · wikipedia: +, West Virginia