Home › Words › G › goodmangoodman/ˈɡʊd.mən/goodman means A surname.goodman is pronounced /ˈɡʊd.mən/.EtymologyCompound of good + man.nameA surname.A male given name transferred from the surname.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama.A place in the United States:; A town in Holmes County, Mississippi.A place in the United States:; A city in McDonald County, Missouri.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.nounA familiar appellation of civility for a man.A husband; the master of a house or family.e.g.“Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey.” — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 7:18-19:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gemman 64% match — A gentleman. vs goodman →gentleman 60% match — Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. vs goodman →holmes 59% match — An informal term of address, like man or dude. vs goodman →mac 58% match — A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses). vs goodman →goody 57% match — Used to indicate pleasure or delight. vs goodman →gome 57% match — A man. vs goodman →brotherman 56% match — A man. vs goodman →godman 56% match — A charismatic male guru. vs goodman →