The name Geoffrey is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in English.
Geoffrey is pronounced as JEF-ree
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Geoffrey is an English name, derived from the Old Germanic words gawja, which means 'a region or area', and fridu, which means 'peace or safety'. The earlier form of the name was Gaufrid.
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Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɛf.ɹi/(English) /ʒɔ.fʁɛ/(French)
Meaning
From a
Norman French form of a Frankish name. The second element is Old
German fridu "peace", while the first element could be *gautaz "
Geat" (a
North Germanic tribe), gawi "territory" or walah "foreigner". 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.The Normans introduced this name to England where it became common among the nobility. Famous medieval literary bearers include the 12th-century chronicler
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the 14th-century poet
Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of The Canterbury Tales. By the end of the Middle Ages it had become uncommon, but it was revived
In the 20th century, often
In the spelling
Jeffrey.