Goby

Goby
This very interesting name has two possible origins, the first being a medieval nickname for an Inn-keeper, one who brewed 'the good beer', as in Robert Godebere, 1296, the Pipe Rolls of Sussex. The second possibility is a foreshortened version of the medieval parting blessing 'God be with you'. In the modern spelling there are a number of variants including Godbear, Godbet, Godbehere, Gody and Gobey etc. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gillert Godbiemidus. which was dated 1219 The Lancashire Assize Court. during the reign of King Henry 111 The Frenchman 1216 - 1272. 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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  • goby — [gō′bē] n. pl. gobies or goby [L gobio, gobius, gudgeon < Gr kōbios] any of a family (Gobiidae) of small, predatory, spiny finned percoid fishes of tropical and subtropical seas: the pelvic fins are united as a suction disk that clings to… …   English World dictionary

  • Goby — Go by, n.; pl. {Gobies}. [F. gobie, L. gobius, gobio, Gr. ? Cf. {Gudgeon}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus {Gobius} and allied genera. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goby — Surtout porté dans la Nièvre, le nom s est aussi écrit Gobie. À partir de cette dernière forme, on pourrait envisager un toponyme (= dépression où se perdent les eaux). Mais ce n est qu une hypothèse. À envisager aussi une variante de Gobin (voir …   Noms de famille

  • goby — kind of fish, 1769, from L. gobius, from Gk. gobios, name of a type of small fish, of unknown origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • goby — ► NOUN (pl. gobies) ▪ a small marine fish, typically with a sucker on the underside. ORIGIN Greek k bios …   English terms dictionary

  • Goby — For other uses, see Goby (disambiguation). Gobies Microgobius gulosus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • goby — /goh bee/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) goby, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) gobies. 1. any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk. 2. any fish of the… …   Universalium

  • goby — /ˈgoʊbi/ (say gohbee) noun (plural goby or gobies) 1. any member of the Gobiidae, a family of marine (mainly coastal) and freshwater fishes, mostly small and having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disc that enables them to cling to… …  

  • goby — noun (plural gobies; also goby) Etymology: Latin gobius gudgeon, from Greek kōbios Date: 1769 any of numerous spiny finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • goby — Reverse salutations, goodbye, see you later. To be used when departing from presence. I m going to go now, so, goby …   Dictionary of american slang

  • goby — Reverse salutations, goodbye, see you later. To be used when departing from presence. I m going to go now, so, goby …   Dictionary of american slang

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