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English word origin

Etymology of Gog

From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).

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Source etymology 1

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name

Gog and Magog, a figure (or two figures) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39, and variously identified by later writers with Satan or certain hostile nations. (See Revelation 20:8.) · Replacement for the word God when swearing, forming vulgar minced oaths originating in the 14th century: by Gog’s wounds, Gog’s bread...

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From Biblical Hebrew גּוֹג (Gōg).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Synonym of North Walian: a person from North Wales.

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From Welsh Gog.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionGogcy
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