The goodhue Surname
goodhue Name Meaning and History
- nickname for a trusted servant, from Middle English gode ‘good’ + hewe ‘servant’ (a derivative of Old English hiwan ‘retinue’, ‘household’).
- from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements guð ‘battle’ + hugi ‘mind’, ‘spirit’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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