Gossan

Gossan
This rare and interesting name is of medieval English origin and is a variant spelling of Gosson, an assimilated form of Godson, and derived form the Old English pre 7th Century "godsuna", godson. In the York miracle plays "Gud sonne", meaning good son, was a common term of address. However, Goossan may also derive from an Old French given name Gosse, representing the Germanic personal name Gozzo, the abridged form of the various names with their first element "god", or "got". The following examples illustrate the name development after 1584, Frances Gossen (1590, London) and the marriages of Rebecka Gossan and Walter Mount on October 12th 1629 at St. Gregory by St. Paul, and Anna Gossan and Richard Brisket on October 29th 1638 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Gosson, marriage to Mary Cater, which was dated October 5th 1584, at St. Vedant and St. Michael, London, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. 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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  • Gossan — is intensely oxidized, weathered or decomposed rock, usually the upper and exposed part of an ore deposit or mineral vein. In the classic gossan or iron cap all that remains is iron oxides and quartz often in the form of boxworks, quartz lined… …   Wikipedia

  • Gossan — Gos san, n. (Geol.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein. Called also {iron hat}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gossan — [gäs′ən, gäz′ən] n. [Cornish gossen < gos, blood < Old Cornish guit] Mining rusty iron deposits often occurring where the upper part of a vein has been weathered and oxidized …   English World dictionary

  • Gossan Gbéké — Gossan Kwa Gbeke Gossan Kwa Gbeke était un chef baoulé en Côte d Ivoire au XIXe siècle. Connu dans sa région pour son charisme, son autorité et sa grande sagesse, il règna sur la ville de Gbekekro à qui il donna son nom. Issu de la tribu des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gossan Kwa Gbeke — était un chef baoulé en Côte d Ivoire au XIXe siècle. Connu dans sa région pour son charisme, son autorité et sa grande sagesse, il règna sur la ville de Gbekekro à qui il donna son nom. Issu de la tribu des Assabous (groupe Akan), il suivit la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • gossan — noun Etymology: Cornish gossen, from gōs blood Date: 1776 decomposed rock or vein material of reddish or rusty color that results from oxidized pyrites …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gossan — /gos euhn, goz /, n. a rust colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron bearing materials. Also called iron hat. [1770 80; orig. dial. (Cornwall) < Cornish, deriv. of gos blood; akin to Welsh gwaed] * * * …   Universalium

  • gossan — [ gɒz(ə)n] noun Geology & Mining an iron containing secondary deposit of oxides, typically yellowish or reddish, occurring above an ore deposit. Origin C18: prob. of Cornish origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • gossan — gos·san …   English syllables

  • gossan — gos•san [[t]ˈgɒs ən, ˈgɒz [/t]] n. gel mir a rust colored, oxidized deposit along an exposed iron bearing vein • Etymology: 1770–80; orig. dial. (Cornwall) < Cornish, der. of gōs blood; akin to Welsh gwaed …   From formal English to slang

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