Goswin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Goswin – Meaning: friend of the Goths – Origin: Germanic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: GOHZ-vin


Goswin is a Germanic boy's name meaning “friend of the Goths”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Boy Names That Are Strong Without Being Stern.

Meaning & Origin of Goswin

Meaning: Friend of the Goths.

Origin: Germanic.

A common claim: Good friend Actually: Goswin comes from the tribal root for the Goths, not the word for good.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Goswin

Phonetic: GOHZ-vin   IPA: /ˈɡoʊz.vɪn/

Popularity of Goswin

Goswin doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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