Godard

Godard
This interesting surname, found recorded variously in England and France, is of Norman origin, and is from the personal name "Golhard", composed of the Germanic elements "god", good, or "god, got", god, and "hard", hardy, brave, strong. The name was introduced into Britain by the Normans after the Invasion of 1066, and it was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of St. Goddard, an 11th Century bishop of Hildesheim, who founded a hospice on the pass from Switzerland to Italy that bears his name. The name is recorded as a surname in variant forms throughout Europe; such as Godard and Godart in England; Goudard and Godar in France; Gotthard, Godehard and Goddert in Germany; and Goedhard and Goedhart in Holland. The personal name was first recorded in Lincolnshire in circa 1160 - 1166, with one Godardus de Clakesbi, and early recordings of the surname include; Wlfrich Godard in Norfolk, 1221; and Symon Godhard in Cambridgeshire, 1221. An interesting namebearer, recorded in the "Dictionary of National Biography", is John Goddard (flourished 1645 - 1571), an engraver, whose work, the "Seven Deadly Sins" is displayed in the British Museum. A Coat of Arms granted to the family is azure on a fess between three hawks' heads erased gold, five lozenges conjoined in fess green. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert God(d)ard, which was dated 1208, in the "Curia Rolls of Hampshire", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Godard — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Agnès Godard (* 1951), französische Kamerafrau André Godard (1881–1965), französischer Architekt, Archäologe und Kunsthistoriker Benjamin Godard (1849–1895), französischer Komponist Christian Godard (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Godard —   [gɔ daːr], Jean Luc, französischer Filmregisseur, * Paris 3. 12. 1930; war zunächst (ab 1952) Filmkritiker, drehte ab 1954 Kurzfilme. Mit dem Erstling »Außer Atem« (1960) wurde er durch ungewöhnliche Kamera und Montagetechniken ein Protagonist… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Godard — (spr. dár), Benjamin, franz. Komponist, geb. 18. Aug. 1849 in Paris, gest. 11. Jan. 1895 in Cannes, Schüler von Reber (Komposition) und Vieuxtemps (Violine), machte sich zuerst durch einige Kammermusikwerke (Violinsonaten, ein Trio,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Godard — (Jean Luc) (né en 1930) cinéaste français; la plus forte personnalité de la nouvelle vague . Son discours haché, agressif, emprunte à tous les genres: à bout de souffle (1959), Vivre sa vie (1962), le Mépris (1963), Pierrot le fou (1965), la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Godard — Godard, Godart Nom de personne d origine germanique, Godhard (god = dieu + hard = dur) …   Noms de famille

  • Godard — (izg. godȃr), Jean Luc (1930) DEFINICIJA francuski filmski redatelj, predstavnik francuskog novog vala (Do posljednjeg daha, Prezir, Ludi Pierrot) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Godard — [gō̂ dȧr′: ] E [ gō där′] Jean Luc [zhän lük′; ] E [ zhän lo͞ok′] 1930 ; Fr. film director …   English World dictionary

  • Godard — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Godart, Goddard et Gaudard. D étymologie germanique, le nom propre Godard est composé de god, dieu, et hard, dur …   Wikipédia en Français

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