Geoffrey
m.
Tribal name Gaut 'Geat, Goth' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.
This name is often confused with Godfrey.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1279–80 Galfridi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 28,
Galfrido (abl) ibid. p. 26,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 25;
1300 Galfridi (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 248,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 240,
Geffrey (gen) ibid. p. 248;
1348 Galfrido (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 10;
1381 Galfridi (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 130,
Galfrido (abl) ibid. p. 93,
Galfridum (acc) ibid. p. 76,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 69,
Geffrius (nom) ibid. p. 109;
1485–1486 Galfrido (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 48
- Middle English
- ● 1428 Gefori EEW p. 80
- English
- ● 1530 Geffrey LIWill-III p. 15;
1538 Jeffrey BarnstapleBap p. 1;
1554 Geffery bruton-vol1 p. 26;
1562 Jeffery ibid. p. 32;
1564 Geffery Redruth-Co p. 6,
Geoffery BUmar-vol9 p. 4;
1565 Jeffery bruton-vol1 p. 34;
1567 Geffry StAnthonlin p. 19,
Jeffrey bruton-vol1 p. 36;
1568 Geoffery BUmar-vol9 p. 4,
Jeffrey bruton-vol1 p. 37;
1572 Jeffery ibid. p. 40,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 21,
bruton-vol1 p. 6;
1573 Geoffrey BUmar-vol9 p. 5;
1580 Geffery SaxhamSf p. 3,
Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv;
1581 Geferi SaxhamSf p. 57,
Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv;
1582 Gefery SaxhamSf p. 3,
Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 29;
1584 Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 30;
1585 Jefferie SaxhamSf p. 4;
1585/6 Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv;
1586 Jefferie SaxhamSf p. 57,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 31;
1587 Jefferie SaxhamSf p. 4;
1588/9 Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv;
1588 Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 32;
1590 Jefferie SaxhamSf p. 4,
Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv,
bruton-vol1 p. 50;
1591 Jefferie SaxhamSf p. 4,
Jeffry BEmar-vol1 p. 14,
StAnthonlin p. 35;
1593 Jeffery DEmar-vol2 p. 27,
Jeffrey ibid. p. 26,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 36;
1594 Jeffery StMary-Ke p. iv;
1597 Jeffrey CAmar-vol1 p. 6;
1598 Jeffrey bruton-vol1 p. 57,
Jeoffrey ibid. p. 11
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1029x1033 Gaufredus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1047 Goffredi (gen) CartNDSaintes I,
Goffridi (gen) ibid. I,
Goffrido (abl) ibid. II,
Goffridus (nom) ibid. I;
1047x1061 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. XX,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XX;
1049 Goffridus (nom) ibid. III;
1060 Goffredi (gen) ibid. XIX;
1061 Goffrido (abl) ibid. IV,
Goffridus (nom) ibid. IV;
1067 Gaufridi ibid. XII,
Gaufridum (acc) ibid. XI,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XII,
Goffridus (nom) ibid. XI;
1067x1074 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XIII;
1079x1081 Gaufredus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1079x1101 Gaufrido (abl) CartStPC IX;
1095 Goffredus (nom) CartNDSaintes V;
1101x1129 Gaufridus (nom) CartStPC XVIII;
1107 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XVII,
Gausfridus (nom) ibid. XVII;
a1108 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1115x1149 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. X;
a1116 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. XX,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XX;
1117 Gaufrido (dat) ibid. XI;
1122–1126 Gaufredi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 3;
1123 Gaufredi (gen) CartNDJosaphat XII;
1126 Gaufridus (nom) CartStPC IV;
1127 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. III,
Gaufrido (dat) ibid. XIX,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XIX;
1130 Gaufrido (abl) ibid. VIII;
1135 Gaufridus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1138x62 Gaufrido (abl) ibid. 56;
1146 Gaufrido (abl) CartNDSaintes VIII;
1147 Gaufridi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18,
Gaufrido (abl) ibid. 14,
Gaufridum (acc) ibid. 18,
Gaufridus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXV,
clairvaux-12thc 14;
1148 Gaufridi (gen) CartNDSaintes XXIV;
1151 Gaufridi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 23;
1153 Gaufrido (abl) CartNDSaintes IX;
1157 Gaufridus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 32;
1158 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 33;
1160 Jofridi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIV;
1162 Gaufridi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 39;
a1163 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 96;
1163 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. 99,
Gaufrido (abl) ibid. 99,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 94,
Giffredo (dat) ibid. 94;
1163–64 Gaufrido (abl) ibid. 106,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Gaufridi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp C,
Gaufrido (abl) clairvaux-12thc 120,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 120;
1167 Gaufrido (abl) CartNDSaintes X;
1256 Gaufrido (abl) ArrestReg-volI XII, Candlemas,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XII, Candlemas;
1258 Gaufrido (abl) ibid. XIX, Candlemas,
Gaufridum (acc) ibid. V, Pentecost,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. V, Pentecost;
1259 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XVIII, Pentecost;
1260 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. VIII, St. Martin,
Gaufrido (abl) ibid. XII, Candlemas,
Gaufridum (acc) ibid. XV, Ascension,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. X, Ascension;
1261 Gaufridum (acc) ibid. IX, BMV;
1301 Gaufridi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 179,
Guiffridi (gen) ibid. p. 210,
Guifridi (gen) ibid. p. 230;
1378 Gauffrido (dat) hanquetvol1 357,
Gaufridi (gen) ibid. 405,
Gaufrido (dat) ibid. 128,
Geffrido (dat) ibid. 784,
Joffridi (gen) ibid. 864,
Joffrido (dat) ibid. 864,
Jofridi (gen) ibid. 677,
Juffridi (gen) ibid. 1341
- Old French
- ● 1296 Gefroi paris1296 p. 9;
1301 Guiffroy (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 286;
1313 Geffroy Paris1313 p. 2,
Geoffroy ibid. p. 12;
1327 Geffroy lecoy p. 189,
Geoffroy ibid. p.183,
Gieffroy ibid. p. 175,
Guiffroy ibid. p. 179
- ◑ 1296 Gefrin paris1296 p. 30;
1313 Geffrin Paris1313 p. 28
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Geffroi MemBret-II col. 614,
Geffroy ibid. col. 599,
Gieuffroy ibid. col. 600;
1418 Gieffroy HGParis p. 379,
Gieuffroy ibid. p. 376;
1421 Gieffroy favier 202,
Gyeffroy ibid. p. 246;
1438 Gieffroy ibid. 498
- ◑ 1418 Gieffrin HGParis p. 388,
Gieuffrin ibid. p. 372;
1421 Gieffrin favier 375;
1438 Gieffrin ibid. p. 285
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1219 Goffridi (gen) hennes-vol1 36
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1285 Iofredi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156;
1326 Giufredi (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 442
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1376 Galfrido (dat) morton-vol1 16
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1490 Jaufridis (nom) carbonell p. 48
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Jofre valencia1510 3217
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1345 Joffredus (nom) Ob-SPVn (253)
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