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What does Godfry mean?

Godfry Pronunciation of Godfry as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the name Godfry means "God-peace". Godfry is an alternate spelling of Godfrey (Old German): from the Old French name Godefroy. Godfry is also a form of Jeffrey (Old German).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Go-, -ry

ASSOCIATED WITH peace

Variations

RELATED FORMS VIA GODFREY, JEFFREY Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoffry, Geofrey, Geofry, Godefroi, Godefroy, Godfried, Jeffry, Jefry, Joffre, Joffrey

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Godfry Nixon (G.N.), ..

How popular is Godfry?

Godfry is a rare first name for males. Godfry is an equally unique surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Godfry (NOT RANKED) are Geoffrey, Godfrey, Jeffrey (#331 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Jeffry and Joffre. Other forms, like Geoffroy, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Godfry was at its peak 6 decades ago (USAGE OF 1.6%) and is now much lower (USAGE 0.1%, 97%), with forms such as Jeffry becoming less in vogue. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Geoffrey, Godfrey, Jeffrey, Jeffry, Joffre in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Jeffrey outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Corry, Cory, Cowry, Dory, Garry, Gary, Geary, Geffrey, Gentry, Geoffery, Gerry, Gery, Godard, Godart, Goddard, Goddart, Godden, Godewyn, Godhart, Godin, Godric, Godwin, Godwyn, Gomer, Gordy, Gore, Gower, Guthry (see Guthrie), Horry, Humfry (see Humphrey), Jorry, Jory, Korry, Kory, Lorry, Morry, Qadry, Rorry, Rory, Torry and Tory. These names tend to be more commonly used than Godfry.

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