Godfrey

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Godfrey m. Old High German, Old Dutch got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god 'god, deity' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

Often confused with Geoffrey.

Austria

Latin: ● 1237 Gothefridus (nom) hennes-vol1 96

Belgium

Latin: ● 1212x1213 Godefridus (nom) OvdFB 2; 1238 Godefridum (acc) ibid. 3, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 3; 1266 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 6

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Godefridi (gen) JeanIII p. 41, Godefridum (acc) ibid. p. 17, Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 6

England

Latin: ● 1155 Godefridus (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1; 1185x1186 Godefridus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 16; 1189 Godefridi (gen) GASurv p. 234, Godefridum (acc) ibid. p. 174, Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 77; c1198 Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 245; 1222 Godefridi (gen) StPaulDom p. 53, Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1299 Godefridus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1327 Godefrido (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111, Godfrido (abl) ibid. p. 111; 1341 Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 111; 1381 Godefridus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 102; 1558 Godefridus (nom) Chst-1 p. 9, Godfridi (gen) ibid. p. 9; 1558/9 Godfridus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1559 Godfridus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1560 Godfridus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1564 Godfridus (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1575 Godfridus (nom) ibid. p. 12
Dutch: ● 1580 Govards (gen) AuFr Engelborcht; 1581 Govert ibid. Gast; 1582 Godefridus ibid. Engelborch, Gottfre ibid. Gast; 1583 Govards (gen) ibid. Engelborch; 1584 Govardt ibid. Gast; 1585 Godefroit ibid. Gast, Govart ibid. Engels; 1588 Godefroy ibid. Gast, Govaert ibid. Engelsch; 1590 Godefroy ibid. Engels, Govart ibid. Bracht; 1593 Govaert ibid. Bracht
Early Modern English: ● 1530 Godfrey LIWill-III p. 54; 1542/3 Godffrey SIAcc 3
Middle French: ● 1357 Godefrey SocAntNor-3-3 no. 20

Estonia

Middle Low German: ◑ 1364 Godeke BbRT p. 334; 1438 Ghodeke ibid. p. 361; 1440 Godeke ibid. p. 362; 1442 Goteke ibid. p. 365

France

Latin: ● 937x993 Godaverti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 80; 941x86 Godaverto (abl) ibid. no. 92; 941x986 Quodavertus (nom) ibid. no. 92; 957x991 Godaverto (abl) ibid. no. 81; 1031 Gotafredi (gen) ibid. no. 107, Gotafredus (nom) ibid. no. 107; a1089x1101 Godefridus (nom) CartStPC XXXIX; 1113 Gotefridus (nom) CartNDJosaphat II; 1133 Godefridi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX; 1138x62 Godefridus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 56; 1138x1148 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 21; 1143 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 10, Godofrido (abl) ibid. 10; 1143x1146 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 12; 1145 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 11; 1147 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 14, Godefrido (abl) ibid. 16, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 14; 1147x1153 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 26; 1147x1158 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 34; 1147x1161 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 38; 1147x1162 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 42; 1152x1156 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 31; 1154 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 28; 1155 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 30; 1159 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 36; 1162 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 39; a1163 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 97; 1163 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 99, Godefrido (abl) ibid. 104, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 95; 1164 Godaefridus (nom) ibid. 121; 1172 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 150; 1378 Godefredus (nom) hanquetvol1 2382, Godefridi (gen) ibid. 916, Godefrido (dat) ibid. 238, Godefridum (acc) ibid. 1839, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 815, Godiffreti (gen) ibid. 1792, Gotfrido (dat) ibid. 200
Old French: ● 1313 Godefroy Paris1313 p. 2
Middle French: ● 1356 Godefroy SocAntNor-3-3 no. 15; 1418 Godefroy HGParis p. 379; 1421 Godeffroy favier 154; 1423 Godefroy ibid. 62

Germany

Latin: ● 822x875 Goddefrit (nom) TradCorb §5, Godfrido (abl) ibid. §107, Godufrith (nom) ibid. §79; 941 Gotefrid (nom) quix-vol1 11; 1086 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 61; 1112 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 26; 1136 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 80, Godefrido (abl) ibid. 80, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 98; 1138 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 28; 1142 Gotefrit (nom) mairhofer I; 1147 Godefridus (nom) quix-vol1 29; 1153 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 30; 1155x1190 Gotfridus (nom) ibid. 53; 1165 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 93; 1174 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 32; 1180 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 34; 1185 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 36, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 37; 1194 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 54; 1208 Godefridus (nom) quix-vol2 124; 1211 Godefridus (nom) hennes-vol1 11, Gotefridus (nom) ibid. 11; 1214 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 15; 1216 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 22; 1218 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 30, Gotfridus (nom) ibid. 35; 1219 Godefridi (gen) quix-vol1 73, Godefrido (abl) hennes-vol1 37, Godefridus (nom) ibid. 40, Gotfridi (gen) ibid. 43; 1222 Godefridus (nom) quix-vol2 132; 1225 Godefridus (nom) hennes-vol1 67; 1229 Goddefrido (abl) ibid. 77; 1253 Godofredi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XXIV; 1259 Godefridus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1260 Godefrido (abl) hennes-vol1 190; 1261 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 193; 1401 Gotfrido (dat) HD1401 no. 107; ◑ 1180 Godinus (nom) quix-vol1 34; 1222 Godefridum (acc) quix-vol2 134
Early New High German: ● 1429 Gottfrid (nom) mairhofer DCCXXXII

Ireland

Latin: ● fin12thC Godafridi (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 7, Godafridus (nom) ibid. III, p. 6

Italy

Latin: ● 1226 Gotfridus (nom) hennes-vol1 70; 1236 Gotefredi (gen) TirNot1 6, Gotefredus (nom) ibid. 8; 1237 Gotefredus (nom) ibid. 586; 1245 Godefridus (nom) hennes-vol1 120; 1376 Gotiffredo (abl) DouGen1 p. 23

Latvia

Latin: ● 1290 Gotfrido (dat) RigSB 224; 1296 Godfrido (dat) ibid. 382; 1302 Gotfrido (dat) ibid. 93; ◑ 1291 Godekino (dat) RigSB 26; 1299 Godekino (dat) ibid. 365; 1300 Godike (dat) ibid. 404; 1301 Godekino (dat) ibid. 432

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1268 Godefridi (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 295; 1291 Godefridi (gen) ibid. p. 297; 1297 Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 297; 1324 godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 299

Poland

Latin: ● 1251 Gotfridus (nom) hennes-vol1 141

Spain

Latin: ● 1019 Godafre (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXIV

Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Godfrey". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Godfrey.