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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Geoffrey
Old High German
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Usage of the Name Geoffrey
English
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Meaning of the Name Geoffrey
The name Geoffrey is composed of two Germanic elements. The first element is disputed: it could be derived from "God" - "God", "gawia" - "territory" or "walah" - "stranger".
The second element is derived from "frid" meaning "peace".
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100 - c. 1155), a Welsh-English clergyman, writer, and historian;
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 1400), an English author, poet, philosopher, and diplomat;
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886 - 1975), an English physicist and mathematician;
Geoffrey Boycott (born 1940), an English cricketer;
Geoffrey Rush (born 1951), an Australian actor.
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