well, or spring of water, or altogether God's fountain or spring of water. Parochial Hist. of Cornwall, i. 119, 120." N. & Q., 3rd S. iii. 448. Lower (on the authority of C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall, i. 520) says, "Godolphin, a manor in the parish of Breage, near Helston, anciently written Godolghan, a word which is said to signify in the Cornish 'the white eagle,' whence the 'eagle displayed with two necks argent,' in the armorial shield. John de Godolphin is said to have possessed the manor at the time of the Conquest." Pryce translates Godolphin "the little valley of springs" (go, little; dol, valley; phin or fince, of springs). This would seem to be a more reasonable etymology, but I am inclined to think godôl may be simply an intense form of dôl, and that the name was perhaps originally Dôlvean, the little valley; or Dôlfyn, the spring in the valley. Godolcan may indeed be another name altogether. I find in Leland's Itinerary (D. Gilbert, iv. 267), "From Mr. Godolcan to Pembro, wher the parish chirch is (i. e. appertains) to Mr. Godolcan......From Mr. Godolcan to Lanante a four miles. No greater tynne workes yn al Cornwall then be on Sir Wylliam Godalcan's ground." The surnames Dolphin, Dalphin, may be etymologically connected with that of Godolphin.
GOGAY. From go-guy, the little stream; go-chy, the ittle house; or go-kea, the little enclosure.
GOMMO. See Gumb.
GOOD, GOOSE, GOOSEY, GOOZE, GOOZEE. See Coode.
GOSS, GOSSE. As Cornish names, from root of Coode, q. v.
GOVE. From gof, gove, a smith of any kind.
