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English
Proper noun
Geffrey
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, a medieval spelling of Geoffrey, rarely used today.
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :That Geffrey was thy elder brother born,
And this his son; England was Geffrey's right,
And this is Geffrey's.
Middle English
Etymology
from Old French Geoffroi, Geoffrei, Gefrei, from Medieval Latin Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus; from Proto-West Germanic *Gautafriþu.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Geffrey
- a male given name from the Germanic languages; Geoffrey
- a male surname from the Germanic languages
Descendants