The baby name Thurgood is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced THUR-good (IPA: /ˈθɜːrɡʊd/).
Thurgood is English in Origin.
The baby name Thurgood is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced THUR-good (IPA: /ˈθɜːrɡʊd/).
Thurgood is English in Origin.
Thurgood is an English given name and surname, a streamlined form of Thoroughgood/Thorogood, from Middle English thorough + good, meaning thoroughly good, upright, or dependable. The elements derive from Old English words for through and good. Emerging as a descriptive byname lauding character, it settled as a hereditary surname and was occasionally adopted as a virtue-style given name.
Documented in medieval and early modern England as Thorogood, Thoroughgood, Thurgood, and Thurgoode, the name remains uncommon as a forename. In the United States it gained wide recognition via Thurgood Marshall (born Thoroughgood), the first African American justice of the Supreme Court, boosting mid-20th-century usage. Variants and related spellings include Thoroughgood, Thorogood, Thorogood(e), and Thurgoode; informal short forms may be Thur. Today Thurgood conveys ethical strength, civic-mindedness, and a brisk, modern profile.
Thurgood is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.
| Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall is most famous for being the first African-American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served on the Court from 1967 to 1991. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
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