Name

Name GOLD

Between 1909 and 2022 there were 23 births of Gold in the countries below, which represents an average of 0 birth of children bearing the first name Gold per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 2 births.

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Prénom Gold
In Italiano

Nome Gold

Information about the first name Gold

The first name Gold has been assigned to:

47.83% to boys
52.17% to girls

The country where the first name Gold is the most common is:

Germany

This first name is on trend: Both (Unisex)

This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Gold in Japanese ^*

Romaji	gorudo
Katakana	ゴルド
Hiragana	ごるど
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Gold in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Gold

English

Etymology

From gold master, a copy of the code certified as being ready for release.

Etymology (Adjective)

gold (not generally comparable, comparative golder, superlative goldest)
Made of gold.
Synonym: golden
Having the colour of gold.
Synonym: golden
(of commercial services) Premium, superior.
Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.
Coordinate term: platinum
(academia) Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is immediately available for to read for free with no embargo period.
Coordinate term: green

Etymology (Symbol)

gold
☉ (alchemy)

Etymology (Verb)

gold (third-person singular simple present golds, present participle golding, simple past and past participle golded)
To appear or cause to appear golden.

Etymology (Adjective)

gold (not comparable)
(programming, of software) In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

Etymology (Adverb)

gold (not comparable)
of or referring to a gold version of something

Alternative forms

gould (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA(key): /ɡəʊld/
(US) IPA(key): /ɡoʊld/
Homophone: gold
Rhymes: -əʊld

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɔʊ(ɫ)d], [ɡɒʊ(ɫ)d]
(General American) enPR: gōld, IPA(key): /ɡoʊld/
(New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɡaʉld/, [ɡɒʊ(ɫ)d]
(obsolete) IPA(key): /ɡuːld/
Rhymes: -əʊld

Proper noun

Gold
An English surname originating as an occupation for a goldsmith or a rich man.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Noun

gold (plural golds)
gold (metal)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡɔld/, /ɡoːld/

Noun (Derived terms)

gilden
golden

Noun (Descendants)

English: gold
Scots: gowd, goold

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥tom.

Noun

gold n
gold

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡold/, [ɡoɫd]

Noun (Derived terms)

goldfāh
gylden

Noun (Descendants)

Middle English: goldEnglish: goldScots: gowd, goold

Dutch

Verb

gold
singular past indicative of gelden

Danish

Etymology

Probably from or related to Old Norse geldr (“barren, yielding no milk”), from Proto-Germanic *galdaz, *galdijaz (“barren, unfruitful”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, cry”).
See also Swedish gall (“barren”), German galt, gelt (“yielding no milk, unfruitful”), Old Norse gelda (“to castrate”).

Adjective

gold
barren, desolate
sterile (unable to reproduce)
dry, (of a cow) not producing milk

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡɔl/, [ɡ̊ʌlˀ]
Rhymes: -ɒl

Adjective (Derived terms)

goldhed ("barrenness, sterility")

German

Etymology

From Middle High German golt, from Old High German gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą.

Noun

Gold n (strong, genitive Goldes or Golds, no plural)
gold (chemical element, Au)
Bronze, Silber und Gold hab ich nie gewollt ― I never wanted bronze, silver and gold (medals)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡɔlt/

Noun (Coordinate terms)

(Chemical Element): Previous: Platin. Next: Quecksilber

Noun (Derived terms)

Goldling

Noun (See also)

ehern
Bronze
Erz
Metall

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

gold (indefinite singular gold, definite singular and plural golde, comparative goldare, indefinite superlative goldast, definite superlative goldaste)
frail, barren

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡɔlː/

Popularity of the name Gold

Number of GOLD births per year

Popularity of the name Gold

Total births of Gold by country

		Births with the first name Gold
Country		Boys Girls
	Germany 2000 - 2022	3 5
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	2 2
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	4 0
	Italy 1999 - 2021	1 2
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	0 3
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	1 0