Family name origins & meanings
- Spanish : from the medieval personal name Godino, of Visigothic origin, from Gaut ‘Goth’ or guþ ‘god’. Compare Godin.
- Italian : pronounced Godìno, this is probably from a personal name of Germanic origin formed with the element god, got ‘god’ (compare Godin). The name pronounced Gòdino, on the other hand, is of Greek origin, but unexplained etymology.