Gottfried - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gottfried \g(o)-ttf-ried, got(t)-fried\ is a variant of Godfrey (Old German) and Jeffrey (Old German), and the meaning of Gottfried is "God-peace".

The baby name Gottfried sounds like Gottfrid and Godofredo. Other similar baby names are Ottfried and Ottfrid.

Gottfried is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#11703 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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