Geoffrey

Meaning and name origin

Geoffrey \ge(o)-ff-rey\ as a boy's name is pronounced JEF-ree. Variant of Jeffrey (Old German), probably meaning "peace". Geof (jef) is an English short form. Performer Geoffrey Holder; medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer; fashion designer Geoffrey Beene.

Geoffrey has 22 variant forms: Geffrey, Geoff, Geoffery, Geoffroy, Geoffry, Geofrey, Jefery, Jeff, Jefferey, Jefferies, Jeffery, Jeffree, Jeffrey, Jeffry, Jeffrie, Jeffries, Jefry, Jeoffrol, Jephers, Jepherson, Jephrey and Jephry.

Popularity

Geoffrey is a very popular first name for males (#368 out of 1220) and a slightly less popular surname or last name for all people (#84684 out of 88799) (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Geoffrey for boys (2015 statistics).

Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the boy name Geoffrey and its variant forms. Variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Geoffrey, Jeff, Jefferey, Jeffery, Jeffrey and Jeffry. (2015 statistics).

Similar Names

Geoffrey is also pronounced similarly to Geoffroi, Geofry and Joffrey. These names tend to be less commonly used than Geoffrey.

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