Godoy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Godoy, a habitational surname from Galician.

Proper noun

Godoy

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Godoy is the 3070^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11690 individuals. Godoy is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Godoy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56.

Anagrams

• Goody, goody

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈdoi/ [ɡoˈð̞oi̯]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Syllabification: Go‧doy

Proper noun

Godoy m or f by sense

1. a surname from Galician

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈdoj/ [ɡoˈd̪oɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: Go‧doy

Proper noun

Godóy (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇᜓᜌ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Godoy is the 1,245^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,120 individuals.