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Bookmark or Share- Geoffrey Meaning, Origin, History, And Popularity - MomJunctionGeoffrey is a classic name for boys with deep meanings. Etymologists believe the name is the Norman French form of a Frankish name. The second element of Geoffrey is the Old German fridu, which means ‘peace.’. On the other hand, the first element could be gautaz, the name of a North Germanic tribe, which means Geat.
- Geoffrey (name) - WikipediaGeoffrey is an English and German masculine given name. It is generally considered the Anglo-Norman form of the Germanic compound *gudą 'god' and *friþuz 'peace'. [1] . It is a derivative of Dutch Godfried, German Gottfried and Old English Gotfrith and Godfrith.
- Meaning, origin and history of the name GeoffreyFrom 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.
- Geoffrey - Meaning of Geoffrey, What does Geoffrey mean? - BabyNamesPediaGeoffrey is used predominantly in English and German, and it is derived from Germanic origins. Geoffrey is of the meaning peaceful ruler . It is derived from the elements 'gawja' which means region, area ; 'walah' stranger ; 'fridu' peace, protection, safety .
- Geoffrey - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryGeoffrey. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Popular in the U.K. in the 20th century.
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