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What does Jeffrey mean?
Jeffrey 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced JEF-ree. It is of Old German origin. Probably refers to "peace". Variant of Geoffrey. The three-syllable alternate spelling Jeffery (JEFF-er-ree) has been used since medieval times. Race-car driver Jeff Gordon.
Variations
VARIANTS Geoff, Geoffrey▼, Geoffroi, Geoffroy, Geoffry, Geofrey, Geofry, Godfrey, Godfry, Gottfried, Jefery, Jeff▼, Jefferey, Jefferies, Jefferson, Jeffery▼, Jeffree, Jeffries, Jeffry▼, Jeffy, Jefry, Jeoffroi, Joffre, Joffrey
RELATED FORMS VIA GEOFFREY, JEFFERY Geffrey, Jeffrie, Jeoffrey, Jeoffroy, Jephrey, Jephry, Joffroy
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jeffrey Hyrum (J.H.), ..
How popular is Jeffrey?
Jeffrey is a very prominent first name for males (#30 out of 1220, Top 2%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#3043 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jeffrey reached its highest position of #10 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is at #331 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Jeffrey (#331 IN 2018) rated in the Top 2000 are Jefferson (#680), Jeffery (#854), Geoff, Geoffrey, Godfrey, Jeff, Jefferey, Jeffrie, Jeffry and Joffre. Other variants, like Geffrey, are seldom used. These relations of Jeffrey were favored as baby names 58 years ago (USAGE OF 2.4%) and are now significantly less conventional (USAGE 0.1%, ▼96.2%), with versions like Jeffry falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Jeffrey▼ is pronounced similarly to Jeffrie, Jeoffrey, Jeoffroy, Jephrey, Jephry, Joffroy and Jophrey. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alfrey, Destrey, Duffey, Gearey, Geffrey, Gerrey, Humfrey, Jedrek, Jeffers, Jeffey, Jeffie, Jefford, Jeramey, Jere, Jered, Jerek, Jerel, Jeremy▼, Jeren, Jerre, Jerred, Jerrel, Jerren, Jerrey (see Jerry), Jerry▼, Jervey, Jerzy, Jessey, Jorey, Kerrey and Terrey. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jeffrey.
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