Humphry

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Variant of HUMPHREY.

HUMPHREY   male   English
Means "peaceful warrior" from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and frid "peace". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hunfrith, and it was regularly used through the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the American actor Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), who starred in 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'Casablanca'.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hunfrid
ENGLISH: Humphrey
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Onfroi