Goodman

Worthy man's name

Goodman is a surname of English origin, derived from the old title of respect.

Notable bearers include jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman, known as the "King of Swing." Have you heard Goodman's Carnegie Hall concert recording? (Lowercase goodman is an archaic title for a householder.)

benny

jazz

Improvisational American music genre

clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
swingSuspended recreational seat
bandleaderDirector of musical ensemble

musician · orchestra · king

surname

family

Related people together

heritageInherited cultural legacy
lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestryFamily line of descent

namesake · descendants · genealogy · patronymic

Categories

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aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
AnarchistsGoldman, Emma Goldman, mutualists, collectivists, individualists

Opposites

historical social rank

Goodmanking

Male crowned ruler

gentleman · lord · nobleman · aristocrat · duke

gendered term of address

Goodmangoodwife

Married woman managing household

goody · dame · mistress

Phrases

Family

goodwife

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