Geoffrey

Geoffrey
/jef"ree/, n.
a male given name: from Germanic, meaning "divine peace."

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(as used in expressions)
Chaucer Geoffrey
Dawson George Geoffrey
George Geoffrey Robinson
De Havilland Sir Geoffrey
Derby Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley 14th earl of
Steptoe Patrick Christopher and Edwards Robert Geoffrey
Taylor Sir Geoffrey Ingram

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  • Geoffrey — Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc. may refer to:People with Geoffrey as the full name: * Geoffrey of Monmouth, clergyman and one of the major figures in the development of British history * Geoffrey I of Anjou (died 987) * Geoffrey II of… …   Wikipedia

  • Geoffrey — m English: of Germanic (Frankish and Lombard) origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It was in regular use among the counts of Anjou, ancestors of the English royal house of Plantagenet, who were descended from Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count… …   First names dictionary

  • Geoffrey —   [ dʒefrɪ], Geoffrey of Monmouth [ əf mɔnməθ], deutsch Gọttfried von Monmouth, lateinisch Galfridus Monemutẹnsis, englischer Geschichtsschreiber, * Monmouth um 1100, ✝ Llandaff (bei Cardiff) 1154; seit 1152 Bischof von Saint Asaph (County… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Geoffrey — masc. personal name, attested in England by late 11c., from O.Fr. Geuffroi, from M.L. Gaufridus, from O.H.G. gewi district (Ger. Gau) + fridu peace (see FREE (Cf. free)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Geoffrey — [jef′rē] n. [ME Geffrey < OFr Geoffroi < Gmc Walafrid < * wala , traveler + * frithu, peace (> Ger friede)] a masculine name: dim. Geoff, Jeff; var. Jeffrey …   English World dictionary

  • Geoffrey IV — ▪ count of Anjou also called  Geoffrey Plantagenet,  byname  Geoffrey The Fair,  French  Geoffroi Plantagenet, or Geoffroi Le Bel  born Aug. 24, 1113 died Sept. 7, 1151, Le Mans, Maine [France]       count of Anjou (1131–51), Maine, and Touraine… …   Universalium

  • Geoffrey II — ▪ count of Anjou byname  Geoffrey Martel,  French  Geoffroi Martel  born Oct. 14, 1006 died Nov. 14, 1060, Angers, Anjou [France]       count of Anjou (1040–60), whose territorial ambitions, though making him troublesome to his father, Fulk III… …   Universalium

  • Geoffrey — (as used in expressions) Chaucer, Geoffrey Dawson, George Geoffrey George Geoffrey Robinson De Havilland, Sir Geoffrey Derby, Edward (George Geoffrey Smith) Stanley, 14 conde de Geoffrey de Monmouth Taylor, Sir Geoffrey Ingram …   Enciclopedia Universal

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