Godefroy is a surname of Old French origin, and originally a given name, cognate with Geoffrey/Geoffroy/ Jeffrey/Jeffries, Godfrey, Gottfried, etc.
Godefroy or Godefroi may refer to:
People
Given name
- Godefroi, Count of Durbuy (d. before 1124), son of Henry I
- Godefroi, Count of Montaigu (died 1161), Count of Clermont, Count of Duras
- Godefroi, Comte d'Estrades (1607–1686), French diplomat and marshal
- Godefroi, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1823–1871), French politician
- Godefroy de Blonay (1869–1937), a member of the International Olympic Committee and one of the founders and first president of the Swiss Olympic Association
- Godefroy Calès (1799–1868), French physician and politician
- Éléonore-Louis Godefroi Cavaignac (1801–1845), French politician and journalist
- Godefroy de Forçant (died 1809), French Navy officer and adventurer
- Godefroy Durand (1832–1896), German-born French illustrator and draughtsman
- Godefroy Engelmann (1788–1839), Franco-German lithographer and chromolithographer
- Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1636–1721)
- Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (1728–1792), Duke of Bouillon
- Godefroy Vujicic (born 1975), French classical cellist
- Godefroy Wendelin (1580–1667), astronomer from the County of Loon (now in Belgium)
- Godefroy Zumoffen (1848–1928), French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist
Surname
- Andrew Godefroy (born 1972), Canadian strategic analyst and science and technology historian
- Charles Godefroy (1888–1958), French aviator noted for flying through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 1919
- Denis Godefroy (1549–1622), French jurist
- Eliza Anderson Godefroy (1779–1839), believed to be the first woman to edit a general-interest magazine in the United States, wife of Maximilian Godefroy
- Frédéric Godefroy (1826–1897), French author
- Hugh C. Godefroy, World War II flying ace with the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force - see List of World War II flying aces
- Jean-Pierre Godefroy (born 1944), French politician
- Jocelyn Godefroi (1880–1969), British translator
- Maximilian Godefroy (1765–c. 1838), French-American architect
- Thibault Godefroy (born 1985), French bobsledder
- Godefroy family, a French noble family
Other
- Raymond de Gaufredi (died 1310), sometimes anglicized as Raymond Godefroy, Minister General of the Franciscan Order from 1289 to 1295
Places
- La Godefroy, a commune in the Manche department of France
- Godefroy, Les Cayes, Haiti, a village in the Les Cayes municipality
- Godefroy River, Quebec, Canada
See also
- Galfrid
- Geoffrey (given name), Geoffroy (surname), Jeffrey, Jeffries, Jeffers
- Godfrey (name), Gottfried, Goffredo
- Godred/Guðrøðr
- Gofraid/Goraidh
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Godefroy is a surname of Old French origin, and originally a given name, cognate with Geoffrey/Geoffroy/ Jeffrey/Jeffries, Godfrey, Gottfried, etc.
Godefroy or Godefroi may refer to:
People
Given name
- Godefroi, Count of Durbuy (d. before 1124), son of Henry I
- Godefroi, Count of Montaigu (died 1161), Count of Clermont, Count of Duras
- Godefroi, Comte d'Estrades (1607–1686), French diplomat and marshal
- Godefroi, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1823–1871), French politician
- Godefroy de Blonay (1869–1937), a member of the International Olympic Committee and one of the founders and first president of the Swiss Olympic Association
- Godefroy Calès (1799–1868), French physician and politician
- Éléonore-Louis Godefroi Cavaignac (1801–1845), French politician and journalist
- Godefroy de Forçant (died 1809), French Navy officer and adventurer
- Godefroy Durand (1832–1896), German-born French illustrator and draughtsman
- Godefroy Engelmann (1788–1839), Franco-German lithographer and chromolithographer
- Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1636–1721)
- Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (1728–1792), Duke of Bouillon
- Godefroy Vujicic (born 1975), French classical cellist
- Godefroy Wendelin (1580–1667), astronomer from the County of Loon (now in Belgium)
- Godefroy Zumoffen (1848–1928), French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist
Surname
- Andrew Godefroy (born 1972), Canadian strategic analyst and science and technology historian
- Charles Godefroy (1888–1958), French aviator noted for flying through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 1919
- Denis Godefroy (1549–1622), French jurist
- Eliza Anderson Godefroy (1779–1839), believed to be the first woman to edit a general-interest magazine in the United States, wife of Maximilian Godefroy
- Frédéric Godefroy (1826–1897), French author
- Hugh C. Godefroy, World War II flying ace with the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force - see List of World War II flying aces
- Jean-Pierre Godefroy (born 1944), French politician
- Jocelyn Godefroi (1880–1969), British translator
- Maximilian Godefroy (1765–c. 1838), French-American architect
- Thibault Godefroy (born 1985), French bobsledder
- Godefroy family, a French noble family
Other
- Raymond de Gaufredi (died 1310), sometimes anglicized as Raymond Godefroy, Minister General of the Franciscan Order from 1289 to 1295
Places
- La Godefroy, a commune in the Manche department of France
- Godefroy, Les Cayes, Haiti, a village in the Les Cayes municipality
- Godefroy River, Quebec, Canada
See also
- Galfrid
- Geoffrey (given name), Geoffroy (surname), Jeffrey, Jeffries, Jeffers
- Godfrey (name), Gottfried, Goffredo
- Godred/Guðrøðr
- Gofraid/Goraidh
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Godefroy.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.