Good

See also: good and ++good

English

Etymology 1

• 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.

Alternative forms

• Goode

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊd/

Proper noun

Good

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

Etymology 2

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.

Proper noun

the Good

1. (philosophy) 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.

Cebuano

Etymology

From guod.

Proper noun

Good

1. a surname