Godest is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Godest
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning:
Is a form of the Gaiter. See Gater - See Gate - From residence near either the gate of a fortified town, or of a chase, forest, or the like. Its medieval forms are Ate Gate and Atte Gate, which have since the XV century modified to Agate, Gater, and especially to Gates, now one of the commonest of surnames. In North Britain gate is equivalent to way; as in the phrase, "Gang your Gate" for "Go your way." See also Northgate, Southgate, etc. De la Gate, de Gate, and Le Gater, occur in the Hundred Rolls.
Surname is variant of Gaudet. Descendant of little Gaud meaning "ruler".
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