Götz
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Götz or Goetz is a name of many notable people.
form, or pet name, of God
or Gottfried
vgl. Gotfrid. The word comes from 15th Century Middle High German
as a diminutive form of what translates into English as a lesser god or Idol.
Source: Deutsches Namenlexikon, Hans Bahlow, 1988.
Götz
Origin
"Götz" is a diminutiveDiminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
form, or pet name, of God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
or Gottfried
Gottfried
Gottfried is a name of German origin. It consists of the German words for "God" and "peace" , and is used as both a first name and as a surname.Gottfried is the surname of:* Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian* Brian Gottfried...
vgl. Gotfrid. The word comes from 15th Century Middle High German
Middle High German
Middle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...
as a diminutive form of what translates into English as a lesser god or Idol.
Source: Deutsches Namenlexikon, Hans Bahlow, 1988.
Surnames
Goetz- Bernhard GoetzBernhard GoetzBernhard Goetz is an American man best known for shooting four young African American men who tried to mug him on a New York City Subway train, resulting in his conviction for illegal possession of a firearm. He came to symbolize New Yorkers’ frustrations with the high crime rates of the early...
, New York City's "subway vigilante" - Curt GoetzCurt GoetzCurt Goetz , born Kurt Walter Götz, was a Swiss-German writer, actor and film director. Curt Goetz was regarded as one of the most brilliant comedy writers of his time in the German-speaking world. Together with his wife Valérie von Martens he acted in his own plays and also filmed them...
, Swiss-German writer and actor - Eric GoetzEric GoetzErich Goetz is a builder of sailing vessels used in the America's Cup, owner of Goetz Custom Boats, and co-founder of the Resolute Racing Shells company...
, world renowned yacht builder - Hermann GoetzHermann GoetzHermann Gustav Goetz was a German composer.After studying in Berlin, he moved to Switzerland in 1863. After ten years spent as a critic, pianist and conductor as well, he spent the last three years of his life composing...
, German composer - Ingvild Goetz, owner of the Goetz CollectionGoetz CollectionThe Goetz Collection is a private collection of contemporary art in Munich, Germany. The collection is owned and continually being built by the former gallery dealer Ingvild Goetz, who presents the collection to the public in a series of themed exhibitions in a purpose built museum designed by the...
- Leo GoetzLeo Goetz-Biography:Born in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, he studied painting and sketching in Nuremberg and Munich. At the Royal Bavarian Academie of Pictorial Arts, where Franz von Stuck was professor at this time, he was fellow of :de:Martin von Feuerstein and Adolf Hengeler, two Art Nouveau artists and well...
, the 20th-century German painter - Marie Josephine GoetzMarie Josephine GoetzMarie Josephine Goetz was a French nun, the second superior-general of the Society of the Sacred Heart.-Life:...
, French nun - Meg GoetzMeg GoetzMeg Goetz was the first woman to be appointed as a Reading clerk of the United States House of Representatives, a face familiar to viewers of C-SPAN, the network which covers House proceedings....
, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - Peter Goetz, German Teacher
- Peter Michael GoetzPeter Michael GoetzPeter Michael Goetz is an American actor.Goetz was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Esther L. and Irving A. Goetz, a construction engineer. Goetz studied at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the University of Minnesota, from which he...
, Actor - Walter Goetz, German historian
- William GoetzWilliam GoetzWilliam Goetz was an American Hollywood film producer and studio executive. William Goetz died of cancer in 1969 at his home in Los Angeles and was buried in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California....
, the American film producer - Robin Victor Goetz, the American photographer, GoRVGP.com
- Ashley Goetz, the Avatar scholar
- Henri GoetzHenri GoetzHenri Bernard Goetz was a French American Surrealist painter and engraver. He is known for his artwork, as well as for inventing the carborundum printmaking process. His work is represented in more than 100 galleries worldwide.-Early life:Goetz was born in New York in 1909. His father ran an...
, the French-American Surrealist painter and etcher
Götz
- Franz GötzFranz GötzFranz Götz is a German toymaker who established the Götz Puppenmanufaktur company in Rödental, Germany, in 1950. He is best known for creating a doll company that relied on the individual artistic skills of several artists. He maintained his company for nearly 50 years until it was handed down to...
, German politician - Franz Götz (toymaker), German toymaker
- Hermann Götz, German politician
- Johann Nikolaus GötzJohann Nikolaus GötzJohann Nikolaus Götz was a German poet from Worms.-Biography:He studied theology at Halle , where he became intimate with the poets Johann W. L. Gleim and Johann Peter Uz, acted for some years as military chaplain, and afterwards filled various other ecclesiastical offices...
(1721-1781), German religious figure, writer and translator - Paul GötzPaul GötzPaul Götz was an astronomer.He did his Ph.D. dissertation in 1907 at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl at the University of Heidelberg....
, German astronomer - Peter Götz, German politician (CDU)
- Rainald Götz, German writer
First name
- Götz von BerlichingenGötz von BerlichingenGottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen and also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German Imperial Knight and mercenary....
- Götz AlsmannGötz AlsmannGötz Alsmann is a German television presenter, musician and singer.- Life :Alsmann studied from 1977 to 1985 in Münster German studies, music and communication studies at University of Münster. From 1980 to 1988 he played in band Sentimental Pounders. Since 1988 he plays in band Götz Alsmann Band...
, German musician and entertainer - Götz AlyGötz AlyGötz Aly is a German journalist, historian and social scientist.-Biography:After attending the German School of Journalists, Aly studied history and political science in Berlin...
, German journalist and historian - Götz BriefsGötz BriefsGötz Briefs was a Catholic social theorist, social ethicist, social philosopher and political economist, who together with Jesuit Gundlach, influenced the social teachings of Pope Pius XI.-Biography:...
, German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist - Götz Fritsch, German theater and radio play director
- Götz FriedrichGötz FriedrichGötz Friedrich was a German opera and theatre director.He was a student and assistant of Walter Felsenstein at the Komische Oper Berlin in Berlin, where he went on to direct his early productions...
, German film and theater director - Götz GeorgeGötz GeorgeGötz George is a German actor, son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg commissar Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series Tatort.-Early years:...
, German actor - Götz OttoGötz OttoGötz Otto is a German actor known for his very tall stature. He is 198 cm tall and is often characterised by bleached blonde hair in his films....
, German actor - Götz SpielmannGötz SpielmannGötz Spielmann is an Austrian director and scriptwriter.Götz Spielmann grew up in Vienna. After High School, he lived in Paris for several months. From 1980 to 1987 he studied film direction and script-writing in Vienna at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien...
, Austrian film director - Götz Bucher, German chemist