First name origins & meanings:
- German: Peace
- German: God's peace
First name variations: Geoff, Gef, Geff, Geoffery, Giotta, Godfrey, Jeff, Geoffre, Geoffri, Geoffroy, Geoffry, Geofri, Geoffrey, Goddard, Gotfrid, Goffredo, Giotto, Godofredo, Govert, Godrick, Godwin, Godin, Goddenn, Godding, Godard, Godhart, Gotthardt, Godfrey Last name origins & meanings:
- German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements
god, got ‘god’ + frid(u) ‘peace’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German
Gott ‘God’ + Friede ‘peace’, or ornamental adoption of
the German personal name as a surname.
This name appears in the following lists:
Alliterative Names
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