It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey (or
Geoffroy), Jeffery from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first
Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end of the early medieval period.[2]
Outside of North America, Geoffrey is more common than Jeffrey. Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually as a patronymic ending in -s (e.g., Jefferies, Jaffrays); The surname
Jefferson is also a patronymic version of the given name. In
Scotland, Jeffrey is most frequently found to be a surname.
Variations include Jeff, Jeffry, Jeffy, Jeffery, Jefferey, Jeffory, Geoff, Geoffrey, Jeffeory, Geffrey, Jefferson, and Jeffro.
^Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par
Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 287b - 288a - 296ab.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey (or
Geoffroy), Jeffery from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first
Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end of the early medieval period.[2]
Outside of North America, Geoffrey is more common than Jeffrey. Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually as a patronymic ending in -s (e.g., Jefferies, Jaffrays); The surname
Jefferson is also a patronymic version of the given name. In
Scotland, Jeffrey is most frequently found to be a surname.
Variations include Jeff, Jeffry, Jeffy, Jeffery, Jefferey, Jeffory, Geoff, Geoffrey, Jeffeory, Geffrey, Jefferson, and Jeffro.
^Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par
Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 287b - 288a - 296ab.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.