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Goes.

a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ɣus/
  1. a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a surname — famously held by

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  3. a surname — famously held by: Willem Goes (1611–1686), Dutch writer who wrote frequently under the pseudonym “Lucius Verus”

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as curtagosu in 976. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn derives from Old Dutch gus (“stream”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.