Editing Godhra (section)

==Etymology==
The name ''Godhrā'' is derived from earlier ''Godrahaka'', referring to a pond or lake where cattle or buffalo came (perhaps to bathe).<ref name="Sankalia 1949">{{cite book |last1=Sankalia |first1=Hasmukh Dhirajlal |author-link=Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia |title=Studies in the Historical and Cultural Geography and Ethnography of Gujarat |date=1949 |publisher=Deccan College |location=Pune |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.16229 |access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|86}}

As per local folklore, cows used to come here from Pavagadh for grazing.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Gujarati Historic Novel named ''Gujaratno Jay'' written by [[Zaverchand Meghani]] based on various Jain Prabandhas describes city as Godhpur(ગોધપુર).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Meghani|first=Zaverchand|title=Gujaratno Jay|publisher=Gurjar Sahitya Bhavan|date=April 2011|isbn=978-81-8461-481-7|location=Ahmdabad|pages=65}}</ref>