Göte (first name)

Göte is a male name .

Origin and meaning

The name is the Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gauti , derived from gautr , which means Goth .

The female variant is Göta .

Variants in other languages ​​include Gautselin, Gozzo, Gauti, Gaute, Gosse, Jocelyn , Josselin and Joscelin .

Well-known namesake

• Göte Almqvist (1921–1994), Swedish ice hockey player
• Göte Blomqvist (1928–2003), Swedish ice hockey player
• Göte Fyhring (* 1929), Swedish actor
• Göte Hagström (1918–2014), Swedish obstacle runner
• Göte Hass (* 1933), Swedish businessman, founder of the fashion label "Marc O'Polo"
• Göte Turesson (1892–1970), Swedish botanist
• Göte Wälitalo (* 1956), Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper and coach

See also

• God

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Göte. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .