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I have heard the name Gottschalk interpreted as "God's fool," which I imagine could have had a positive connotation in the Middle Ages. According to Google Translate, the meaning of the German word "schalk" currently includes mischief, rogue, joker, jester, and so on.
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This name is amusing. It sounds like "God's chalk". No one these days would get away with it.
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Not a famous *person*, per se, but the department store Gottschalks bears a very similar name.
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Pronounced GOT-shulk.
Not used as a first name in Germany anymore but well-known as a last name especially through its famous bearer Thomas Gottschalk who is a very popular show host in Germany. [noted -ed]
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Not used as a first name in Germany anymore but well-known as a last name especially through its famous bearer Thomas Gottschalk who is a very popular show host in Germany. [noted -ed]
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