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'.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1237 Gothefridus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1212x1213 Godefridus (nom) OvdFB 2;
1238 Godefridum (acc) ibid. 3,
Godefridus (nom) ibid. 3;
1266 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 6
- Old French
- ● 14thC Godefroys (nom) AnNam p. 143
- Middle French
- ● 1351 Godeffroit AnNam p. 144
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Godefridi (gen) JeanIII p. 41,
Godefridum (acc) ibid. p. 17,
Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 6
- England
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- 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;
1340xc1450 Godefridus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 9;
1341 Godefridus (nom) SaxhamSf 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
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1364 Godeke BbRT p. 334;
1438 Ghodeke ibid. p. 361;
1440 Godeke ibid. p. 362;
1442 Goteke ibid. p. 365
- France
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- 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
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- 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
- Middle High German
- ● 1293 Gotfrid (nom) UrkWitt-II 189,
Goͤtfrit (nom) UrkHeil1 53
- Early New High German
- ● 1429 Gottfrid (nom) mairhofer DCCXXXII
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Godafridi (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 7,
Godafridus (nom) ibid. III, p. 6
- Italy
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Latin
- ● 1251 Gotfridus (nom) hennes-vol1 141
- Spain
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- 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. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Godfrey.