Godbout

Godbout: a surname; A placename

From Middle English or Old French Godbald (male given name), from gōd (“good”) + bald (“bold”). The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling "Godbout" of the surname for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.