Gottschalk m
German: religious name, dating from the early Middle Ages, composed of the elements god, got God + scalc servant. St Gotteschalk (d. 1066) was a Wendish prince who was married to a grand-niece of King Canute of England. An earlier Gotteschalk (d. c.868) preached total predestination. In the later Middle Ages the name was for a time characteristically Jewish, used as a translation of the Hebrew names Abdiel or OBADIAH (SEE Obadiah). It is now little used by any group.
First names dictionary. 2012.