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Her aunt is also her godmother.
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In recent years, Royal Caribbean has named astronaut Kellie Gerardi and singer Meghan Trainor as godmothers.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
His godmothers included actresses Diahann Carroll and Cicely Tyson, both good friends of his mother.
—Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and godmother to Tupac Shakur, has died, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported last Friday, September 26.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Assata Shakur, the Black Liberationist convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, who was also Tupac Shakur’s godmother, has died, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
His godmothers included actresses Diahann Carroll and Cicely Tyson, both good friends of his mother.
—Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and godmother to Tupac Shakur, has died, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported last Friday, September 26.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Assata Shakur, the Black Liberationist convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, who was also Tupac Shakur’s godmother, has died, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godmother. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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godmother
noun
god·moth·er
ˈgäd-ˌmət͟h-ər 
also ˈgȯd-
: a female sponsor at baptism
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