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footnotes =Götz or Goetz (pronounced "gets", originating from "
Gottfried ") is a name of many notable people.Origin
"Götz" is a
diminutive form, or pet name, ofGod orGottfried vgl. Gotfrid. The word comes from 15th CenturyMiddle High German as a diminutive form of what translates into English as a lesser god or "Idol".Deutsches Namenlexikon, Hans Bahlow, 1988
Surnames
Goetz
*Bernhard Goetz , New York City's "subway vigilante"
*Curt Goetz , Swiss-German writer and actor
*Eric Goetz , world renowned yacht builder
*Hermann Goetz , German composer
*Leo Goetz , the 20th-century German painter
*Marie Josephine Goetz , French nun
*Meg Goetz , the first woman reading clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
*Peter Goetz , German Teacher
*Walter Goetz , German historian
*William Goetz , the American film producerGötz
*Hermann Götz , German politician
*Johann Nikolaus Götz (1721-1781), German religious figure, writer and translator
*Paul Götz , German astronomer
*Peter Götz , German politician (CDU)
*Rainald Götz , German writer
*Franz Götz , German toymakerFirst name
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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 Fritsch , German theater and radio play director
*Götz Friedrich , German film and theater director
*Götz George , German actor
*Götz Otto , German actor
*Götz Spielmann , Austrian film directorPlace names
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Goetz, Chippewa County, Wisconsin , a small townSee also
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Goetzman
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