Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jeffrey

Jeffrey

Given Name JEFFREY

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: JEF-ree [key]

Meaning & History

Medieval variant of GEOFFREY. In America, Jeffrey has been more common than Geoffrey, though this is not true in Britain.

Related Names

DIMINUTIVES: Geoff, Jeff, Jep

OTHER LANGUAGES: Gaufrid, Gisilfrid, Godafrid, Walahfrid (Ancient Germanic), Guðfriðr (Ancient Scandinavian), Godfried (Dutch), Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Godefroy, Joffrey (French), Gottfried (German), Gofraidh, Séafra, Siothrún (Irish), Goffredo, Fredo (Italian), Geoffroi (Medieval French), Gjord, Gjurd (Medieval Scandinavian), Godtfred, Gjurd (Norwegian), Godofredo (Portuguese), Goraidh (Scottish), Godofredo (Spanish), Gottfrid, Gjord (Swedish), Sieffre (Welsh)

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