Geffrey
English
Proper noun
Geffrey
- A male given name, a medieval spelling of Geoffrey, rarely used today.
- c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:
- That Geffrey was thy elder brother born,
- And this his son; England was Geffrey's right,
- And this is Geffrey's.
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Middle English
Alternative forms
- Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Geffray, Gefray, Gefrey, Geffrei, Gefrei, Gaffrey, Jaffrey
Etymology
from Old French Geoffroi, Geoffrei, Gefrei, from Medieval Latin Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus; from Proto-Germanic *Gautafriþuz or *Gudafriþuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒɛˈfrɛi̯/
Proper noun
Geffrey
- A male given name; Geoffrey.
- A male surname.
Descendants
- English: Geoffrey
- Scots: Geoffrey