50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Welsh Mythology Meaning & History From Welsh gof meaning "smith". This was the name of a smith in Welsh legends. He is possibly a later development of an earlier Celtic god (seen also in Gaulish Gobannos and Irish Goibniu). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootgofVariantGovannonOther Languages & CulturesGobannos(Gaulish Mythology) Goibniu(Irish Mythology) Categories creation, occupations