Often confused with Geoffrey.
  
  
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1074x1087 Gotfrid (nom) UrkStyria 77;
 c1075 Gotifrid (nom) ibid. 78;
 c1100 Gotefridus (nom) ibid. 92,
 Gotfrit (nom) ibid. 89;
 c1120 Gotfridus (nom) ibid. 104;
 c1128 Gotfrid (nom) ibid. 118a;
 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;
 1256 Godefridus (nom) OHZI-II no. 13;
 1266 Godefridus (nom) OvdFB 6
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1336 Ghodevert (nom) RSG1336-39 p. 1,
 Godeverde (obl) ibid. p. 2;
 1425 Godefroid (nom) MPSA p. 31
- Dutch
- ● 1596 Godefried MPSA p. 89;
 1597 Godefried ibid. p. 89;
 1597x1598 Godefroid BoonenGes p. 324,
 Godefroidt ibid. p. 385,
 Goevaerd ibid. p. 371,
 Govaert ibid. p. 328;
 1598 Godefried MPSA p. 90;
 1599 Godefried ibid. p. 90
- 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
 
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1379 Gotfridus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 10;
 1382 Gotfridus (nom) ibid. p. 11;
 1404 Gotfridus (nom) ibid. p. 21
 
- 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;
 1321 Godefridi (gen) EL-2 p. 121,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 121;
 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
- Anglo-French
- ● 1321 Godefray EL-2 p. 118
- Dutch
- ● 1572 Goevaerts (gen) AuFr Salomons,
 Govards (gen) ibid. Henricks;
 1573 Govaert ibid. Hamels;
 1580 Govards (gen) ibid. Engelborcht;
 1581 Godfridus ibid. Lensen,
 Govert ibid. Gast;
 1582 Godefridus ibid. Engelborch,
 Gottfre ibid. Gast,
 Govaerat ibid. Krijns;
 1583 Govards (gen) ibid. Engelborch;
 1584 Godefroit ibid. Kerijns,
 Govards (gen) ibid. Swart,
 Govardt ibid. Gast;
 1585 Godefroit ibid. Gast,
 Govart ibid. Engels;
 1586 Govaert ibid. Linden,
 Govards (gen) ibid. Swart;
 1587 Godefroij ibid. Ghix,
 Govaert ibid. Swarte;
 1588 Godefroy ibid. Gast,
 Govaert ibid. Engelsch;
 1589 Govaert ibid. Swerte;
 1590 Godefroy ibid. Engels,
 Govart ibid. Bracht;
 1591 Govaert ibid. Swerte;
 1593 Govaert ibid. Bracht;
 1594 Godefridus ibid. p. 91,
 Godefroit ibid. Kiegheer;
 1595 Godefroij ibid. Rutgers;
 1596 Godefroij ibid. Rutgers;
 1599 Godefroij ibid. Rutgers
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Godfrey LIWill-III p. 54;
 1542/3 Godffrey SIAcc 3
- Middle French
- ● 1357 Godefrey SocAntNor-3-3 no. 20;
 1589 Godefroy WCS p. 90;
 1590 Godefroy ibid. p. 49;
 1592 Godefroy ibid. p. 49;
 1593 Godefroy ibid. p. 50;
 1595 Godefroy ibid. p. 51;
 1596 Godefroy ibid. p. 52;
 1597 Godefroy ibid. p. 52;
 1599 Godefroy ibid. p. 53
- Walloon
- ● 1583 Godefroy RWC p. 7
 
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1364 Godeke BbRT p. 334;
 1383 Ghodeke ibid. p. 337;
 1398 Ghodeke ibid. p. 342;
 1401 Ghodeke ibid. p. 343;
 1412 Ghodeke ibid. p. 346;
 1416 Ghodke ibid. p. 348;
 1417 Ghodke ibid. p. 348;
 1438 Ghodeke ibid. p. 361;
 1440 Godeke ibid. p. 362;
 1442 Goteke ibid. p. 365
 
- France
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- Latin
- ● 780 Godofredus (nom) CartNoaille I;
 937x993 Godaverti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 80;
 941x86 Godaverto (abl) ibid. no. 92;
 941x986 Quodavertus (nom) ibid. no. 92;
 957x991 Godaverto (abl) ibid. no. 81;
 1030x1031 Godfredi (gen) CartNoyers I,
 Gozfredi (gen) ibid. I;
 1031 Gotafredi (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 107,
 Gotafredus (nom) ibid. no. 107;
 1032x1100 Godefridus (nom) LDS LXV;
 a1089x1101 Godefridus (nom) CartStPC XXXIX;
 1108 Gotafredus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 155;
 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;
 c1175–1180 Godefridi (gen) ChartCaen2 p. 70,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. p. 68;
 1206 Godefridus (nom) NDParisII 2-LXIX;
 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
- ◑ c823 Godinus (nom) irminon-vol2 10, Gaugiacum
- Old French
- ● 1313 Godefroy Paris1313 p. 2
- Middle French
- ● 1356 Godefroy SocAntNor-3-3 no. 15;
 1418 Godefroy DdB1418 p. 203,
 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;
 1042 Gotifredi (gen) UrkStyria 52,
 Gotifredo (dat) ibid. 52,
 Gotifret (nom) ibid. 52;
 1045 Gotefridi (gen) ibid. 55;
 1048 Gotefridi (gen) ibid. 56;
 1086 Godefridi (gen) quix-vol1 61;
 1112 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 26;
 1114 Godefridi (gen) UrkStyria 100b,
 Gotfridi (gen) ibid. 99;
 1136 Godefridi (gen) quix-vol1 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;
 1173 Godefridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. II;
 1174 Godefridus (nom) quix-vol1 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,
 Godefridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XVI;
 1238 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. XXI;
 1239 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. XXIV;
 1241 Ghodefridus (nom) ibid. no. XXX,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. XXVIII;
 1248 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. XXXVI;
 1251 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. XL;
 1252 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. XLV;
 1253 Godofredi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XXIV;
 1257 Godefridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. L;
 1259 Godefridus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI;
 1260 Godefrido (abl) hennes-vol1 190;
 1261 Godefridi (gen) UrkMeck1 no. LIII,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. no. LIII,
 hennes-vol1 193;
 1264 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 200;
 1273 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 227,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 226;
 1274 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 232,
 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 232;
 1275 Godefridum (acc) ibid. 244,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 244;
 1276 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 249;
 1277 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 254,
 Gotfridus (nom) ibid. 256;
 1281 Godefridi (gen) ibid. 279,
 Godefrido (abl) ibid. 279,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 279;
 1282 Godefrido (abl) LDS 281,
 hennes-vol1 282;
 1283 Godefridus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXVIII;
 1284 Godefridus (nom) hennes-vol1 297;
 1286 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 302;
 1289 Godefrido (dat) ibid. 316,
 Godefridus (nom) ibid. 316;
 1289x1298 Godefridi (gen) UrkMeck1 no. XCIX;
 1293 Godefridi (gen) hennes-vol1 326;
 1295 Godefridi (gen) UrkMeck1 no. XCIII;
 1303 Gotfridus (nom) BremUrk2 no. 26;
 1310 Ghotfridi (gen) VFBStralsund 10;
 1401 Gotfrido (dat) HD1401 no. 107
- ◑ 1180 Godinus (nom) quix-vol1 34;
 1222 Godefridum (acc) quix-vol2 134;
 1309 Godeko (nom) VFBStralsund 16;
 1313 Godekini (gen) ibid. 31,
 Godekino (nom) ibid. 31,
 Godekinum (acc) ibid. 31,
 Godeko (nom) ibid. 31;
 1323 Gotekinum (acc) ibid. 99;
 1324 Godeke (nom) ibid. 85
- Middle High German
- ● 1293 Gotfrid (nom) UrkWitt-II 189,
 Goͤtfrit (nom) UrkHeil1 53
- Early New High German
- ● 1429 Gottfrid (nom) mairhofer DCCXXXII
- Middle Low German
- ◑ 1304 Godeke (nom) BremUrk2 no. 38
 
- Ireland
- 
- Latin
- ● fin12thC Godafridi (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 7,
 Godafridus (nom) ibid. III, p. 6
 
- Italy
- 
- Latin
- ● 1113 Gotefridus (nom) CartNDJosaphat II;
 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;
 1265x1339 Codeferri (gen) BBC-Berg 425;
 1376 Gotiffredo (abl) DouGen1 p. 23
 
- Latvia
- 
- Latin
- ● 1290 Gotfrido (dat) RigSB 224;
 1291 Gotfrido (dat) ibid. 637;
 1295 Godfrido (dat) ibid. 765;
 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;
 1307 Godeken (dat) ibid. 945
 
- The Netherlands
- 
- Latin
- ● 882 Godefridus (nom) OrkGZ no. 59,
 Gotafridum (acc) ibid. no. 59;
 884 Godefrido (abl) ibid. no. 60;
 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
 
- Sweden
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1585 Govert (nom) HGS p. 159
 
- Switzerland
- 
- Latin
- ● 1297 Godofredus (nom) MHCG2 456
 
Cite as: J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Godfrey". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Godfrey.