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Name Group Geoffrey

Group info:

Language of origin:	Germanic
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name whose Old French form became popular
	brought to England by the Normans
	probably several names merged into one, with the first elements gawja (region, area) and walah (stranger)
	often confused with the name Godfrey/Gottfried
Words:	gawja = the region, the area Germanic
	walah = the stranger Germanic
	friduz = the peace, the protection Germanic
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	10:Jeffrey USA 1960-1969, 25:Geoffrey England+Wales 1944, 46:Jeffery USA 1960-1969, 54:Jeff USA 1960-1969
Somehow related to:	Godfrey

Name variants:

All variants, grouped by language of use

Language	Female Variants	Male Variants
German		Geoffrey
French		Geoffroi, Geoffroy
English		Geoffrey, Jeff, Jeffery, Jeffrey

Name variants:

6 male name variants, sorted by name and gender

Name	Languages of Use
Geoffrey	German, English
Geoffroi	French
Geoffroy	French
Jeff	English
Jeffery	English
Jeffrey	English