Name Godfrey

Origin:

From Old High German words for God and peace, protection, safety

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About the name Godfrey in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Saints:	Godfrey of Amiens
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Geoffrey Details

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About Godfrey, the group of names with the same origin as Godfrey

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name
Words:	got = God Old High German
	fridu = the peace, the protection, the safety Old High German
Topics:	New Testament, Two-element name
Somehow related to:	Geoffrey
Old/original forms:	Gotfrit Old High German
Name variants:	Godfrey, Godofredo, Goffredo, Gottfried, Götz Sortable list Details