Geoffrey

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Pronounced： [ JEF-ree (English), zhaw-FRE (French) ]
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Usage：English, French

Meaning & History：

From a Norman French form of a Germanic name. The second element is Germanic frid "peace", but the first element may be either gawia "territory", walha "foreign" or gisil "hostage". It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form. In the later Middle Ages Geoffrey was further confused with the distinct name Godfrey.... [more]

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gaufrid, Gisilfrid, Godafrid, Walahfrid

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Guðfriðr

DUTCH: Godfried

ENGLISH: Geffrey, Geoffrey, Godfrey, Jeffery, Jeffrey, Jeffry

FRENCH: Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Godefroy, Joffrey

GERMAN: Gottfried

IRISH: Gofraidh, Séafra, Siothrún

ITALIAN: Goffredo

MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Geoffroi

MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIAN: Gjord, Gjurd