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Humphrey m. Proto-Germanic *hūn 'bearcub' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace.

The name of a 9th C English saint.

England
Latin
● 1183 Umfridi (gen) BoldonBuke p. 3; 1185x1186 Hunfridus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 3; 1189 Hunfridus (nom) GASurv p. 214; 1222 hunfredi (gen) StPaulDom p. 58, hunfridi (gen) ibid. p. 63; 1340xc1450 Humfridus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 13, Umfridus (nom) ibid. p. 96; 1381 Humfrey (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 79; 1485–1486 Vmfrido (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 73; 1540 Humfredi (gen) SA12 p. 3, Humfridus (nom) ibid. p. 5; 1557 Humfridus (nom) StMartF p. 59; 1561 Humfredi (gen) RegSoABap p. 4, Humfredus (nom) ibid. p. 3, Humfridus (nom) Chst-1 p. 10; 1562 Humfredus (nom) RegSoABap p. 6; 1563 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 7; 1563/4 Humfredy (gen) ibid. p. 8; 1564 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 9, Humfredus (nom) ibid. p. 9; 1565 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 10; 1565/6 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 11; 1565 Humfredus (nom) ibid. p. 10, Humphredus (nom) RegSoAMar p. 4; 1566 Humfredi (gen) RegSoABap p. 12, Humfredus (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1567 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 13; 1567/8 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 14, Humfredus (nom) ibid. p. 14; 1568 Humfredi (gen) ibid. p. 15, Humfredus (nom) ibid. p. 15
Anglo-French
● 1245–1250[1586] Humfry Glover 184
Dutch
● 1590 Homfrid AuFr Bradler; 1592 Homfrey ibid. Bradleij; 1594 Humfré ibid. Bradleij; 1596 Humfrid ibid. Burlij
Early Modern English
● 1529 humfrey CovGuild-2 p. 83, humphrey PP-HenV p. 7; 1530 Humfrey LIWill-III p. 82, humfrey PP-HenV p. 19; 1532–1533 Humfrey CovGuild-2 p. 97; 1534 humfrey ibid. p. 126; 1540 Humfry BarnstapleBap p. 2, Humphrey DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1542 Umphery StAnthonlin p. 3; 1543 Humfry OrpingtonKe p. 75; 1544 Humpfrey SurMus I; 1547 Vmphraye WillsInv XCIII; 1551 Umfry BarnstapleBap p. 6; 1553 Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 80, Umfry BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 Umfrye ibid. p. 8, Umphrey bruton1 p. 26; 1555 Umfry BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1558 Unphrey bruton1 p. 110; 1559 Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1560 Humfry BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1562 Humfrye ibid. p. 12, Umphery StAnthonlin p. 14; 1563 Umfraye BarnstapleBap p. 12, Umfrye ibid. p. 12; 1564 Umfray ibid. p. 13; 1567 Humphry COmar-vol2 p. 69; 1568 Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 82; 1569 Humfrey SurMus II; 1572 Homfry RegBath p. 2; 1572/3 Humffrey SurMus p. 171, Humffrye ibid. p. 172, Humfry ibid. p. 165; 1572 Umphery StAnthonlin p. 22; 1572/3 Vmffry SurMus p. 167; 1573 Humfrie BEmar-vol1 p. 9, Humphrey RegSoAMar p. 6; 1574 Humfray RegPat p. 32, Humfry COmar-vol5 p. 5, Humpherry COmar-vol2 p. 122; 1576 Umphery StAnthonlin p. 25; 1578 Humfray RegPat p. 2; 1579 Humfry BUmar-vol1 p. 26, DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1581 Humfery BUmar-vol2 p. 141, Humfrye COmar-vol2 p. 101; 1582 Humfray RegPat p. 35, Humfrey RegSoAMar p. 10, Umphery StAnthonlin p. 29; 1583/4 Humfrey SurMus p. 131, Humfrie ibid. p. 64, Humfry ibid. p. 88, Humfrye ibid. p. 24; 1583 Umphery StAnthonlin p. 30; 1584 Humfrey OrpingtonKe p. 7, Umphery StAnthonlin p. 30; 1585/6 Humfray RegPat p. 36; 1585 Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 85; 1586 Humfray RegPat p. 3, Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 85, OrpingtonKe p. 8; 1588 Humfray ibid. p. 8, Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 85, Humphrey RegSoAMar p. 14; 1589 Humphrey BUmar-vol2 p. 65, Humphry DEmar-vol2 p. 19, Umphrey bruton1 p. 49; 1590 Humfre OrpingtonKe p. 8, RegFord p. 1, Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 86, Humphry DEmar-vol2 p. 21, HAmar-vol9 p. 140, Umphery StAnthonlin p. 34, bruton1 p. 50; 1591 Humphrey DEmar-vol2 p. 23, Humphry COmar-vol2 p. 49, Umphrey bruton1 p. 50; 1592/3 Umphury ibid. p. 121; 1593 Humfrey OrpingtonKe p. 76, Umphery StAnthonlin p. 36, Umphrey bruton1 p. 53; 1594 Humfray RegPat p. 4, Humfrey OrpingtonKe p. 9, Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 87, Humphrey RegSoAMar p. 17; 1595 Humfry DEmar-vol1 p. 87, Humphry DEmar-vol2 p. 32; 1596 Humfry COmar-vol2 p. 72, Humphrey DEmar-vol2 p. 34, Umphery StAnthonlin p. 37, Umphrey bruton1 p. 54, humfrey HWCP2 p. 22, humfry ibid. p. 22; 1598 Humphrey RegSoAMar p. 18; 1599 Humphrey ibid. p. 19, Humphry DEmar-vol2 p. 42
France
Latin
● 1115 Umfridus (nom) CartNDJosaphat V; 1142x1152 Vmfredo (abl) ChartCaen2 1; 1229 Umfridi (gen) ibid. 21, Vmfridi (gen) ibid. 20
Old French
● 1292 Unfroi (obl) HistHdVParis p. 115
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Hunfridus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 22, Unfri (gen) ibid. III, p. 5, Vnfrei (nom) ibid. III, p. 12
Early Modern English
● 1591 Humfrey IORCHAR-II p. xxx
Scotland
Latin
● 1427 Umfredo (abl) RMSRS-2 102
Wales
Welsh
● 1543 Bumffre (obl) RegCon1 p. 4
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Humphrey". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Humphrey.