Godfrey

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Pronounced： [ GAHD-free ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

From the Germanic name Godafrid, which meant "peace of god" from the Germanic elements god "god" and frid "peace". The Normans brought this name to England, where it became common during the Middle Ages. A notable bearer was Godfrey of Bouillon, an 11th-century leader of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Godafrid

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Guðfriðr

DUTCH: Godfried

ENGLISH: Geffrey, Geoffrey, Jeffery, Jeffrey, Jeffry

FRENCH: Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Godefroy, Joffrey

GERMAN: Gottfried

IRISH: Gofraidh, Séafra, Siothrún

ITALIAN: Goffredo

MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Geoffroi

MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIAN: Gjord, Gjurd