Godefroy

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French form of Godafrid (see GODFREY).

GODFREY   male   English
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.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Godafrid
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Guðfriðr
DUTCH: Godfried
ENGLISH: Geffrey, Geoffrey, Godfrey, Jeffery, Jeffrey, Jeffry
FRENCH: Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Joffrey
GERMAN: Gottfried
IRISH: Gofraidh, Séafra, Siothrún
ITALIAN: Goffredo
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Geoffroi
MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIAN: Gjord, Gjurd
NORWEGIAN: Gjurd, Godtfred
PORTUGUESE: Godofredo
SCOTTISH: Goraidh
SPANISH: Godofredo
SWEDISH: Gjord, Gottfrid
WELSH: Sieffre
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Geoff, Jeff, Jep
ITALIAN: Fredo
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Jefferson, Jepson