Origin: From Germanic words for region, area and stranger
Gender: male
Languages of use: English
Short forms: Jeff
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Language of origin: Germanic
Info:
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
Name variants: Geoffrey, Geoffroi, Geoffroy, Jeff, Jeffery, Jeffrey