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Geoffrey 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'. It is a derivative of Dutch Godfried, German Gottfried and Old English Gotfrith and Godfrith.
Alexander Macbain considered it as being found in the Gaelic and Welsh forms; potentially before or contemporary to the Anglo-Saxon, with the examples of Goraidh, Middle Gaelic Gofraig (1467 MS.), Godfrey (do.), Irish Gofraidh (F.M.), Middle Irish Gothfrith, Gofraig (Tigernach, 989), Early Irish Gothfraid (Lib. Lein.), E. Welsh Gothrit (Ann. Camb.). Macbain suggested these Celtic forms of the name were closer related to the Anglo-Saxon Godefrid than the Norse Goðröðr, Gudrød or Góröðr; however he does not elaborate further on the origin or relation.
The form as 'Geoffrey' was probably introduced to Norman England.
It was also Anglicised as Jeffrey later. Popularity of the name declined after the medieval period, but it was revived in modern England and the British Empire at large. Modern hypocorisms include Geoff or Jeff.
Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually ending in -s (e.g. Jefferies, Jaffrays); The surname Jefferson is also a patronymic version of the given name.




Etymology


The Old French form of the name was Geoffrei [dʒɔfrej], which developed into West Middle French Geoffrey and East Middle French Geoffroy.
Latinised forms include Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century).
The original spelling with Jo- was modified in Geo-. The graphic e after G is used in French to avoid the pronunciation [ɡo], but [ʒɔ] instead. The spelling Geo- is probably due to the influence of the first name Georges, derived from Old French Jorre, Joire.
The Old Frankish name Godefrid itself is from the Germanic elements god- and frid-. The Middle Latin form is Godefridus (whence also Godfrey). The second element is widely used in Germanic names, and has a meaning of "peace, protection". The first element god- is conflated from two, or possibly three, distinct roots, ie got and possibly *gaut, in origin a tribal name (Geats, Goths) or a theonym (a byname of Wotan).
Albert Dauzat (1951, rev. ed. 1980) followed by others, argued that the Middle French name Geoffrey in fact retains a distinction between two Germanic names which became conflated in the Middle Ages. According to this argument, Godfrey continues *goda-friþu-, while Geoffroy continues *gaut-friþu-. If a strictly phonetic development is assumed, Geoffrey cannot be derived from Godfrid, as *go- would result in Old French go- [ɡɔ] and not geo- (jo-, [dʒɔ]), ie goda-fridu would yield Godefroy [ɡodfrwa] but not Geoffroy.
On the other hand, *gau- [ɡaw] would regularly result in jo- (geo- [dʒɔ]), i.e *gaut-fridu- would regularly result in Geoffroy [dʒɔf:rwa].
Alternative suggestions which would derive the first element from Germanic gisal- 'hostage', or w(e)alah 'Gallo-Roman; stranger' are also rejected by Dauzat as phonetically impossible: gi would have resulted in Old French [dʒi] (Modern French [ʒi]), as in Gisalbert > Gilbert (ie *Gisalfrid > *Giffrey), and *w(e)alh- would have resulted in *gaul- [ɡol] (ie *Wealhfrid > *Gaulfrey, *Gauffrey).




People named Geoffrey or Geoffroy






= Middle Ages

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Rulers

Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou (died 987)
Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou (died 1060)
Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou (died 1096)
Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou (died 1106)
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113–1151), Duke of Normandy, founder of the House of Plantagenet
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158–1186), son of King Henry II of England and brother of Kings Richard and John



Writers and chroniclers

Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), Welsh cleric and chronicler, one of the major figures in the development of British history
Geoffroy du Breuil (fl. 1181, 12th century French chronicler
Geoffrey the Baker (died c. 1360), English historian and chronicler
Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry (c. 1320–1391), French nobleman and writer
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s–1400), English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat and diplomat



Others

Geoffrey (archbishop of York) (c. 1152–1212), illegitimate son of King Henry II of England, Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop of York
Geoffrey (Dean of Lincoln) ) (died 1182 or 1183), English Roman Catholic priest
Geoffroy de Charney (died 1314), Preceptor of the Knights Templar




= Modern world

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In film and television

Geoff Dolan, New Zealand actor, singer and corporate entertainer
Geoff Edwards, American actor and game-show host
Geoff Eigenmann, Filipino actor, host and model
Geoff Harvey, Australian musician and television personality
Geoffrey Hayes, English television presenter and actor
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor
Geoffrey Horne, American actor
Geoffrey Lewis (actor), American actor
Geoff Morrell (actor), Australian actor
Geoff Murphy, New Zealand film director, writer and assistant director
Geoffrey Palmer (actor), English actor
Geoffrey Perkins, British radio and television producer
Geoff Ramsey, American voice actor and film producer
Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
Geoff Thompson (writer), British writer, film director and self-defence expert
Geoffrey Wright, Australian film director



In music

Geoff Barrow, producer/instrumentalist for the band, Portishead
Geoffrey Jeff Beck, English rock guitarist who played with The Yardbirds
Geoff Berner, Canadian singer-songwriter on the accordion
Geoffrey Burgon, English composer
Geoff Castellucci, bass vocalist for the a cappella group VoicePlay
Geoff Downes, keyboard player with The Buggles, Yes and Asia
Geoff Emerick, recording studio audio engineer best known for his work with the Beatles
Geoffrey Gordon (composer), American composer
Geoff Harvey, Australian musician and television personality
Geoffrey Kelly, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for Canadian celtic folk rock band Spirit of the West
Geoff Nicholls, former keyboard player for Black Sabbath
Geoffrey Richardson (musician), multi-instrumentalist for Caravan
Geoff Rickly, lead singer and lyricist of the Post-Hardcore band Thursday
Geoff Stone, percussionist for Drastic Fall
Geoff Tate, American rock singer, former member of the band Queensryche
Geoff Wigington, guitarist for the pop punk band Waterparks



In sports

Geoff Abrams, American tennis player
Geoffrey Beck (cricketer) (1918–2019), English cricketer and minister
Geoff Bent, one of the eight Manchester United footballers that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster
Geoff Blum, Major League Baseball player
Geoff Bodine, NASCAR driver
Geoff Boss, ChampCar and IMSA driver
Geoffrey Boycott, England former cricketer
Geoffrey Cantin-Arku (born 1998), Canadian football player
Geoff Capes, British former shot put champion and two-time World's Strongest Man winner
Geoffrey Cheah, Hong Kong competitive swimmer
[[Geoff Collins (American football) defensive coordinator North Carolina Tar Heels football
Geoffrey Gray (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Geoff Grover, Australian rules footballer
Geoff Horsfield, English football coach and former player
Geoff Howarth, New Zealand cricketer
Geoff Hudson, English footballer
Geoff Hunt, Australian squash player
Geoff Hurst, English former footballer, the only one to score a hat trick in a World Cup final
Geoff Jenkins, Major League Baseball player
Geoffrey Mutai, Kenyan marathon runner
Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
Geoff Roes, ultra-runner, Western States 100 Endurance Run record holder
Geoffrey Rono (born 1987), Kenyan middle-distance runner
Geoff Rowley, professional skateboarder
Geoff Sanderson, National Hockey League player
Geoff Schwartz, American NFL football player
Geoff Toovey, rugby league coach for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles



In politics

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, British politician
Geoffrey Cox (British politician), British politician
Geoff Davis, former Kentucky Congressional Representative
Geoff Diehl, former Massachusetts State Representative
Geoffrey Dickens, British politician
Geoffrey Howe, British politician and former Deputy Prime Minister



In writing

Geoffrey Household (1900–1988), British writer
Geoff Johns, American writer of comic books
Geoffrey Moorhouse (1931–2009), British writer
Geoff Thompson (writer), British writer, film director and self-defence expert



In other fields

Geoffrey Ashe (1923–2022), British historian
Geoffrey Beene (1927–2004), American fashion designer, born Samuel Albert Bozeman, Jr
Geoffrey Norman Blainey, Australian historian and political commentator
Geoff Dixon, Australian corporate executive
Geoffrey Rudolph Elton, British historian of the Tudor period
Geoffrey Evans (1940-2012) English-born Irish serial killer
Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., American law professor
Geoffrey Hinton, British computer scientist
Geoffrey Langlands (1917–2019), British Army officer and educator
Geoffroy Lejeune (born 1988), French journalist
Geoff Lloyd, British radio DJ
Geoffrey Ma, Chief Justice of Hong Kong
Geoffrey Massey (1924–2020), Canadian architect and urban planner
Geoff Morrell, American journalist and public affairs official
Geoffrey Pleyers, Belgian sociologist and researcher
Geoffrey Russom, American philologist
Geoffrey See, entrepreneur and startup ecosystem builder in North Korea




= Fictional characters

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Geoffrey the Giraffe, mascot of Toys R Us chain of toy stores.




See also


Gioffre Borgia (c. 1481–c. 1516), Italian noble, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and brother of Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia
Galfrid
Gofraid
Godfrey
Gottfried, Godefroy, Goffredo
Jeffrey
Jeffries, Jeffers




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