Goswin is a
Germanic male given name originally meaning "friend (win) of the
Goths (gos)"[1] As Gosewijn, Goswijn or Gozewijn (with short forms Goos, Goes, Gosse and Geus) it was quite common in the Middle Ages in the Low Countries.[1][2] Latinized versions include Gos(s)uinus, Gosvinus, and Goswinus, while in
French the name has been rendered Gosvin and Gossuin (e.g.
fr:Gossuin d'Anchin).
People with this name include:
Gosse Ludigman (died 1000), possibly fictitious governor of Western Frisia