Gottschalk

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Gottschalk is derived from the Old Norse name 'Gudskalk', which is made up of the elements 'gud' meaning "god" and 'skalk' meaning "servant". It means "servant of God".
Pronunciation
GAWT-shalk
The name Gottschalk is pronounced as "got-shalk".
Popularity
The name Gottschalk is not very popular outside of Germany and Scandinavia, and is rarely used as a baby name in other countries.

cartoon of the name Gottschalk
Cartoon of Gottschalk

Gottschalk Name meanings & History

The name Gottschalk is derived from the Old Norse name 'Gudskalk', which is made up of the elements 'gud' meaning "god" and 'skalk' meaning "servant". It means "servant of God". Derived from the Old German elements got "god" and scalc "servant". Saint Gottschalk was a (perhaps spurious) 11th-century prince of the Wends who was martyred by his brother-in-law. The name Gottschalk is typically used as a masculine given name among people of Germanic descent, particularly in Germany and Scandinavia.

Zodiac Sign of Gottschalk: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Gottschalk:

G: Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off,Gregarious

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obsessive,Obstinate,Obsolete

T: Truth,Testy,Talkative,Touchy,Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Tireless

S: Success,Status,Security,Sex,Solidity,Sensuality,Social Standing

C: Candid,Chatty,Clever,Copycat,Cute,Curious,Choice

H: Hope,Hyper,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Heart's Desire

A: Action,Assertive,Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative,Aggressive

L: Luscious,Languid,Lazy,Lover,Liaison,Lovely,Legal

K: Kundalini,Karma,Karate,Kind

Gottschalk is:

  • a Simple name
  • a Unintellectual name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Gottschalk include Gottschalk of Orbais, a monk and writer from the 9th century, and Thomas Gottschalk, a German television personality.

Related Names to Gottschalk

The name Gottschalk is related to other Germanic names such as Gotthard, Gottfried, and Gottlieb.

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