Dutch (Geurinck) : reduced form of Goederick, from a
Germanic personal name composed of the elements god ‘god’ +
rīc ‘power(ful)’ or alternatively a patronymic from a
derivative of the personal name Gregorius (see Gregory)
or of a Germanic personal name such as Goder(t) (see
Gothard) or Go(de)rik.
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