Götz
Götz or Goetz (German pronunciation: [ɡœts]) is a German name, in origin a hypocorism of Gottfried.[1] It remains in use as a short form of Gottfried, but it has also become a surname.
Surnames[]
- Goetz
- Alphonse Goetz (1865-1934), French chess master
- Arturo Goetz, Argentinian actor
- Bernhard Goetz, New York City's "subway vigilante"
- Curt Goetz, Swiss-German writer and actor
- Eric Goetz, world-renowned yacht builder
- Henri Goetz, the French-American Surrealist painter and etcher
- Hermann Goetz, German composer
- Hermann Goetz (art historian), German scholar and museum director
- James B. Goetz, American politician
- John Goetz, baseball player
- Kimi Goetz (born 1994), American speed skater
- Leo Goetz, German painter
- Louise Götz, actress
- Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Polish biologist
- Meg Goetz, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Peter Michael Goetz, actor
- Ruth Goetz, American playwright, screenwriter, and translator
- Ruth Goetz (German screenwriter), German screenwriter
- William Goetz, the American film producer
- Götz
- Franz Götz (politician) (born 1945), German politician
- Leon Götz (1892–1970), New Zealand politician
- Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721–1781), German religious figure, writer and translator
- Paul Götz, German astronomer
- Rainald Götz, German writer
- Ralph Götz, president of the German Rugby Federation
- Simone Götz (born 1969), Swiss politician and oenologist
Given name[]
| Pronunciation | [ɡœts] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | German |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Germany |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Gottfried |
- Götz von Berlichingen (Gottfried von Berlichingen, 1480–1562), Franconian mercenary and poet
- Götz Briefs (Gottfried Anton Briefs, 1889–1974), German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist
- Götz Friedrich (1930–2000), German film and theater director
- Götz George (1938-2016), German actor
- Götz Aly (b. 1947), German journalist and historian
- Götz Alsmann (b. 1957), German musician and entertainer
- Götz Spielmann (b. 1961), Austrian film director
- Götz Otto (b. 1967), German actor
- Götz Werner (1944–2022), German businessman
References[]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
See also[]
- Goetz Collection, Munich
- Goetz, Wisconsin, a small town
- Goethe (surname)
- Götz (company), a German doll manufacturer
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