Polygenetic meaning from several
sources... It originated near the same time in England, France, Hungary, and Germany. As
an English place name, it described one who lived near a moor or wood...a descendant of
Goss -- a pet form of Gocelin "the just" was called by the name, as was the
descendant of the Goth...The dweller at the sign of the goose was sometimes called Goss,
as was the dweller at the thorns. There was a former Austrian town called Goss, and some
residents took that as a surname. Goss is also a shortened form of the Germanic element
god - which means good.
Polygenetic meaning from several
sources... It originated near the same time in England, France, Hungary, and Germany. As
an English place name, it described one who lived near a moor or wood...a descendant of
Goss -- a pet form of Gocelin "the just" was called by the name, as was the
descendant of the Goth...The dweller at the sign of the goose was sometimes called Goss,
as was the dweller at the thorns. There was a former Austrian town called Goss, and some
residents took that as a surname. Goss is also a shortened form of the Germanic element
god - which means good.