Many different origins all developed into Middle French Geoffrey. Spellings in Gaucio- are influenced by Latin gaudium 'joy, delight'. This name is often confused with Godfrey.
The English diminutives Gep and Jep are witnessed in 1379 in the relational bynames Gepsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 30) and Jepsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 165).
- Belgium
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- Middle French
- ● 1351 Joffroit AnNam p. 144
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1155 Gaufridus (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1;
1183 Galfridus (nom) BoldonBuke p. 8;
1185x1186 Galfridi (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 5,
Galfrido (abl) ibid. p. 5,
Galfridum (acc) ibid. p. 11,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 1;
1189 Galfridi (gen) GASurv p. 128,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 79;
c1198 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. p. 244;
1222 Galfridi (gen) StPaulDom p. 2;
1279–80 Galfridi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 28,
Galfrido (abl) ibid. p. 26,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 25;
1296 Galfridi (gen) RCS-1 p. 96a,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 96a;
1300 Galfridi (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 248,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 240,
Geffrey (gen) ibid. p. 248;
1326 Galfrido (abl) PSS-CXIV 13;
1328 Galfrido (dat) ibid. 14,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. 14;
1330 Galfridum (acc) ibid. 4d;
1340xc1450 Galffridi (gen) CovGuild-1 p. 4,
Galfridi (gen) ibid. p. 1,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 7;
1348 Galfrido (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 10;
1379 Galfridi (gen) WRYPT1 p. 14,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. p. 4;
1381 Galfridi (gen) FenPT-2 p. 9,
Suffolk1381 p. 130,
Galfrido (abl) ibid. p. 93,
Galfridum (acc) ibid. p. 76,
Galfridus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8,
Suffolk1381 p. 69,
Geffrius (nom) ibid. p. 109;
1427 Galfrido (abl) WillsInv LIII;
1431 Galfride (gen) RegOct 101;
1485–1486 Galfrido (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 48;
1559 Galfrydus (nom) StMartF p. 59;
1585/6 Galfridi (gen) RegBeb p. 27;
1592 Galfridi (gen) ibid. p. 142
- Anglo-French
- ● 1245–1250[1586] Geffrey Glover 28,
Geffry ibid. 205
- Middle English
- ● 1427 Geffray WillsInv LII;
1428 Gefori EEW p. 80
- Early Modern English
- ● 1481 Geffray HHB1481-90 p. 7,
Gefray ibid. p. 14;
1530 Geffrey LIWill-III p. 15;
1532–1533 Jeffrey CovGuild-2 p. 107;
1534 Jeffrey ibid. p. 131;
1538 Jeffrey BarnstapleBap p. 1;
1544 Gefferey SurMus I;
1554 Geffery bruton1 p. 26;
1558 Jeffery RegSoABap p. 1;
1560 Jeffrey RegBeb p. 2;
1562 Jeffery bruton1 p. 32;
1563 Jeffery ibid. p. 111;
1564 Geffery Redruth-Co p. 6,
Geoffery BUmar-vol9 p. 4;
1565 Jeffery bruton1 p. 34;
1567 Geffry StAnthonlin p. 19,
Jeffrey bruton1 p. 36,
Jeffry COmar-vol5 p. 3;
1568 Geoffery BUmar-vol9 p. 4,
Jeffery bruton1 p. 112,
Jeffrey ibid. p. 37;
1569 Ieffery SurMus p. 150;
1572/3 Geffary ibid. p. 167;
1572 Jeffery bruton1 p. 40,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 21,
bruton1 p. 6;
1573 Geoffrey BUmar-vol9 p. 5;
1580 Geffery SaxhamSf p. 3;
1580/1 Jefferie bruton1 p. 115;
1580 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;
1583/4 Gefferie SurMus p. 54,
Geffery ibid. p. 40,
Ieffery ibid. p. 46,
Iefferye ibid. p. 45,
Ieoffery ibid. p. 112,
Ieoffrye ibid. p. 120;
1583 Jeffrey RegBeb p. 24;
1583/4 Jeffrye SurMus p. 62;
1584 Iefferie ibid. p. 190,
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,
bruton1 p. 50;
1591 Jefferie SaxhamSf p. 4,
Jeffery bruton1 p. 120,
Jeffry BEmar-vol1 p. 14,
StAnthonlin p. 35;
1592 Jeffery RegBisham p. 5;
1593 Jeffery DEmar-vol2 p. 27,
Jeffrey ibid. p. 26,
Jeffry StAnthonlin p. 36,
Jeffrye COmar-vol5 p. 10;
1594 Jeffery RegBisham p. 5,
StMary-Ke p. iv;
1597/8 Geffree RegFord p. 3,
Jeffery RegBisham p. 6;
1597 Jeffrey CAmar-vol1 p. 6;
1598 Geoffrey BUmar-vol9 p. 10,
Jeffrey bruton1 p. 57,
Jeoffrey ibid. p. 11;
1599 Geoffrey BUmar-vol9 p. 10
- Middle French
- ● 1579 Jefry WCS p. 15
- France
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- Latin
- ● 2h12thC Gaufridus (nom) NotSLdN III;
c823 Joffredus (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved,
Walafredus (nom) ibid. 2, Palatiolum;
1029x1033 Gaufredus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1030 Jofredus (nom) StVdM-II 682;
1044 Gauzfredus (nom) ibid. 659;
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;
1048 Gosfredus (nom) StVdM-II 737;
1049 Goffridus (nom) CartNDSaintes III;
c1050 Jofredus (nom) StVdM-II 675;
1051 Joffredus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 142;
1060 Goffredi (gen) CartNDSaintes XIX;
1061 Goffrido (abl) ibid. IV,
Goffridus (nom) ibid. IV;
1065x1079 Gofredus (nom) StVdM-II 663;
1066 Gosfredus (nom) ibid. 698;
1067 Gaufridi (gen) CartNDSaintes XII,
Gaufridum (acc) ibid. XI,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XII,
Goffridus (nom) ibid. XI;
1067x1074 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XIII;
1070 Gaufredus (nom) LDS appendix, XXIX;
a1072 Goiffridi (gen) NDParisII 1-XVI,
Goifridus (nom) ibid. 1-XVI;
1075 Gauzfredus (nom) StVdM-II 732;
1079x1081 Gaufredus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXI;
1079x1101 Gaufrido (abl) CartStPC IX;
1094 Gaufredus (nom) StVdM-II 686;
1095 Goffredus (nom) CartNDSaintes V;
1101x1129 Gaufrido (abl) CartStPC XXVIII,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. XVIII,
Gausfrido (abl) ibid. XXXIII;
1102x1144 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. XLV;
1107 Gaufrido (abl) ibid. XVII,
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;
c1120 Gaufrido (abl) CartNoyers CDXXXVI;
1122–1126 Gaufredi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 3;
1123 Gaufredi (gen) CartNDJosaphat XII,
Gaufridus (gen) CartYonne1 CXXXVI,
Gofridus (nom) ibid. CXXXIV;
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;
c1139 Goffredi (gen) CartNoyers DXII,
Goffredus (nom) ibid. DXII;
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;
1156 Gaufridus (nom) CartYonne1 CCCLXXXIII;
1157 Gaufridus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 32;
1158 Gaufredi (gen) StVdM-II 702,
Gaufridi (gen) ibid. 702,
Gaufrido (abl) ibid. 702,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 702,
clairvaux-12thc 33;
1158x1170 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 138;
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;
1166 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. 129,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 129;
1167 Gaufrido (abl) CartNDSaintes X;
1168 Gaufridus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 134;
1172 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. 147,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 147;
1174 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 160;
c1175–1180 Gaufridus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 63;
1179 Gaufridi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 177,
Gaufrido (abl) ibid. 176,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 176;
1196 Gaufridus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIX;
1207 Gaufridus (nom) ibid. CXXIX;
1222 Gaufridi (gen) NDParisII 2-XCI;
1224 Galfridi (gen) ChartCaen2 16;
1227 Gaufridi (gen) ibid. 18;
1239 Gaufridus (nom) ChronMaillezais p. 162;
1242 Gaufridi (gen) NotSLdN V;
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 Gaufridi (gen) NDParisII 2-I,
Gaufridus (nom) ArrestReg-volI 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;
1269x1270 Gaufridus (nom) NDParisII 2-XXXII;
1274 Gaufridus (nom) RHF-VIII p. 58;
1280 Gaufrido (abl) NDParisII 1-LI,
Gaufridum (acc) ibid. 1-LI,
Gaufridus (nom) ibid. 1-LI;
1292 Gauffridus (nom) MemBret-I 1103;
1301 Gaufridi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 179,
Guiffridi (gen) ibid. p. 210,
Guifridi (gen) ibid. p. 230;
1317 Gaufridum (acc) ChronMaillezais p. 163;
1318 Gaufridum (acc) StVdM-II 700;
1332 Gaufridus (nom) ChronMaillezais p. 165;
1376 Guiffredi (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 383;
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
- ● 1291 Giefrey (nom) StOuen p. 22;
1292 Geffroi (obl) MemBret-I 1102,
Gefroi (obl) HistHdVParis p. 109;
1293 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 124,
Giefroi (obl) ibid. p. 120;
1294 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 126;
1296 Gefroi paris1296 p. 9,
(obl) HistHdVParis p. 131,
Geufroi (obl) ibid. p. 133;
1297 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 136;
1298 Gefrey (obl) ibid. p. 139;
c1298 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 138;
1298 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 143;
1299 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 148;
c1301 Gefroi (obl) ibid. p. 151;
1301 Guiffroy (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 286;
1308 Joffrois (nom) ArchReimsII1 LXIII;
1313 Geffroy Paris1313 p. 2,
Geoffroy ibid. p. 12,
Gieffroy ibid. p. 151;
1327 Geffroy MemDocMan-2 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
- ● 1364 Gieufroy ActsCharlesV no. 157;
1392 Geffroi MemBret-II col. 614,
Geffroy ibid. col. 599,
Gieuffroy ibid. col. 600;
1393 Geffroy ibid. col. 623,
Geuffroy ibid. col. 619,
Gieffray ibid. col. 622;
1418 Gieffroy DdB1418 p. 203,
HGParis p. 379,
Gieuffroy DdB1418 p. 201,
HGParis p. 376;
1421 Geuffroy Laroche no. 6,
Gieffroy favier 202,
Gyeffroy ibid. p. 246;
1438 Gieffroy ibid. 498;
1466 Gieffroy HistHdVParis no. 5;
1528 Geoffrey Subsidy1528 p. 175;
1562 Guefrot RegPCC-1 p. 16;
1563 Geoffroy ibid. p. 534;
1564 Gieffroy ibid. p. 82,
Jeffroy ibid. p. 75;
1565 Geffroy ibid. p. 163,
Gieffroy ibid. p. 170,
Jeffroy ibid. p. 124;
1566 Geffroy ibid. p. 213,
Gieffroy ibid. p. 204;
1567 Gieffroy ibid. p. 307;
1568 Gieffroy ibid. p. 373;
1571 Gieffroy ibid. p. 440;
1572 Geoffroy ibid. p. 635,
Gieffroy ibid. p. 486
- ◑ 1418 Gieffrin DdB1418 p. 214,
HGParis p. 388,
Gieuffrin DdB1418 p. 196,
HGParis p. 372;
1421 Gieffrin favier 375;
1438 Gieffrin ibid. p. 285
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1219 Goffridi (gen) hennes-vol1 36
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Galfridus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5;
1432 Galfridi (gen) RegOct 54a;
1444 Galfridi (gen) ibid. 80a,
Galfridum (acc) ibid. 82,
Galfridus (nom) ibid. 82;
1496 Galfrido (abl) ibid. 35;
1497 Galfridum (acc) ibid. 38
- Early Modern English
- ● 1539/40 Galfrid Fiants-1 105;
1539 Geffre ibid. 75
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 967 Gausfredo (dat) RCI-Cam1 3;
1285 Iofredi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156;
1326 Giufredi (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 442;
1376 Ioffredi (gen) DouGen1 p. 218,
Ioffredo (abl) ibid. p. 40;
1459 Goffridus (nom) DSF p. 91
- ◑ 1285 Gualfredutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 160
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1095 Galfrido (abl) ESC XV;
1376 Galfrido (dat) morton-vol1 16
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1006 Gaucefredo (abl) CDCB-XV MMCLXVI;
1016 Gotcefredus (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIII,
Gothcefredus (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIII;
1022 Guifret (abl) ibid. MMCLXXVI;
1087 Gauzfredum (nom) ibid. MMCCV,
Gauzfret (nom) ibid. MMCCV;
1192 Gaucefredi (gen) ibid. MMCCVIII,
Guifredi (gen) ibid. MMCCVIII;
1490 Jaufridis (nom) carbonell-I p. 48
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Jofre valencia1510 3217
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1235 Gaufredum (acc) CLC p. 42;
1345 Joffredus (nom) Ob-SPVn (253)
- Middle French
- ● 1353 Joffreis MHN DL,
Joffrois ibid. DL
Cite as: A. Brown, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Geoffrey". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Geoffrey.