Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: Gothards was the only given name of 16 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1454. From the name of a 10th - 11th century German saint, from Old High Germangot(“God”) + harti,herti(“hard, strong”). Cognate with German Gotthard and English Goddard.