Goodspeed (surname)

Goodspeed (surname)

As a surname, "Goodspeed" derives from "Godspeed", which in turn comes from the expression "God speed (you)", a wish for success and fortune for one setting out on an enterprise.

It can refer to:
*Clare E.M. Goodspeed (born 1993), actress
*Edgar J. Goodspeed (1871-1962), theologian, scholar and author of numerous writings about the Bible.
*Joey Goodspeed (born 1978), NFL football player
*Arthur Scott Bailey's wife Estella Goodspeed and son Allen Goodspeed
*Marjorie Reynolds (1917-1997), film actress (born Marjorie Goodspeed)
*Dr. Stanley Goodspeed, a fictional character in the film "The Rock"

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