Götz
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Götz or Goetz (originating from Gottfried) is a name of many notable people.
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[edit] Origin
"Götz" is a diminutive form of Gottfried. The word comes from 15th Century Middle High German as a diminutive form of what translates into English as Idol, but also in the sense of fool or weakling.
[edit] Surnames
Goetz
- Bernhard Goetz, the New York "subway vigilante"
- Leo Goetz, the 20th-century German painter
- William Goetz, the American film producer
- Meg Goetz, the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Walter Goetz, German historian
- Curt Goetz, Swiss-German writer and actor
- Hermann Goetz, German composer
- Stan Goetz, the American Percussionist
Götz
- Hermann Götz, German politician
- Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721-1781), German religious figure, writer and translator
- Karl Otto Götz, German painter of Informal Art
- Leonhard Götz, German artist
- Paul Götz, German astronomer
- Peter Götz, German politician (CDU)
- Rainald Götz, German writer
- Julia Götz, German PS2 manager and project leader
- Matthias Götz, German teacher
[edit] First name
- Götz von Berlichingen
- Götz Alsmann, German musician and entertainer
- Götz Aly, German journalist and historian
- Götz Briefs, German Catholic social ethicist, social philosopher, and political economist
- Götz Dieckmann, German historian
- Götz Fritsch, German theater and radio play director
- Götz Friedrich, German film and theater director
- Götz George, German actor
- Götz Kaufmann, Austrian actor
- Götz Otto, German actor
- Götz Spielmann, Austrian film director
- Götz Werner, German entrepreneur (dm-pharamcy)
[edit] Place names
Goetz is also a small town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin; see Goetz, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
[edit] See also
- Getz
- Goetzman