Given name
Godefridus
Godefridus is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Godefridus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Godefridus shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Godfrwèd. In Latin usage, Godefridus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Godfrey. In Latin usage, Godefridus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Godofredo.
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Around the world
Godefridus has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
14 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- GodfreyEnglish
- GodofredoPortuguese, Spanish
- Gottfriedequivalent
- Godfrwèdcognate · Walloon
- GodfrydPolish
- Giuffrèderivative · Sicilian
- Guðfríðurcognate · Icelandic
- Godefroyderivative · French
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People named Godefridus
- Godfrey III of Louvainnoble of the Holy Roman Empire1142–1190
- Govert BidlooDutch Golden Age physician, anatomist, poet and playwright (1649-1713)
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