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Does anybody here have any etymological information on the name Thurgood? It was the praenome of the first African American Supreme Court justice and I was curious to know what it meant. Any extra information would be welcome, too.
Thank you ahead of time.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
Thank you ahead of time.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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I think the English "thorough'good" theory carries the most water.
I find it difficult to believe it is from Germanic "Thor" & "god," the combination seems so unlikely.
I find it difficult to believe it is from Germanic "Thor" & "god," the combination seems so unlikely.
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It maybe comes from Old Norse Torgot/Thorgot which comes from the name Torgaut/Thorgaut (Icelandic: Þorgautur), which means Tor/Thor (god) + the tribal name of the Goths.
Germanic names do not always make sense as very many of them were composed when the actual meaning had become unimportant. Sometimes children were named after their parents names like this:
father: Hildebrand (battle + sword)
mother: Gertrud (spear + strength)
sons: Gerbrand - Trudbrand - Hildger - Brandger - Trudger
daughters: Hiltrud - Brandtrud - Gerhild - Brandhild - Trudhild
So some combinations (like spear + sword) did not make much sense anymore.
Later, non-Germanic name parts were mixed with Germanic parts like e.g.
Sigbritt (Germanic victory + Britt, which is a form of Celtic Brighid) or Gerlis (Germanic spear + Lis which is a short form of Hebrew Elisabeth).
Satu
Germanic names do not always make sense as very many of them were composed when the actual meaning had become unimportant. Sometimes children were named after their parents names like this:
father: Hildebrand (battle + sword)
mother: Gertrud (spear + strength)
sons: Gerbrand - Trudbrand - Hildger - Brandger - Trudger
daughters: Hiltrud - Brandtrud - Gerhild - Brandhild - Trudhild
So some combinations (like spear + sword) did not make much sense anymore.
Later, non-Germanic name parts were mixed with Germanic parts like e.g.
Sigbritt (Germanic victory + Britt, which is a form of Celtic Brighid) or Gerlis (Germanic spear + Lis which is a short form of Hebrew Elisabeth).
Satu
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I've got the idea that it's a syncopated form of Thorogood, whichw ould convert comfortably to Thoroughly Good. Splendid name for the legal gentleman, if so!
All the best
All the best
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