Given name & surname
Godefroy
“god”·“peace”
Godefroy is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.
Original LatinGodefridus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Godefroy is built from elements meaning “god” and “peace”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French usage, Godefroy developed from GODEFRIDUS.
Godefroy’s family of names
In French usage, Godefroy as a surname has an affectionate form in GOFFIN. In French usage, Godefroy developed from the Latin form GODEFRIDUS. In French usage, Godefroy has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jeffrey.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Godefroy has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Godefroy comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Godefridusroot · Latin
- JeffreyEnglish
- GeoffreyEnglish
- GodfreyEnglish
- GodofredoPortuguese, Spanish
- GottfriedGerman
- Godfrwèdcognate · Walloon
- GodfrydPolish
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People named Godefroy
- Godefroy de BlonaySwiss linguist and member of the International Olympic Committee (1869-1937)
- Godfried WendelenFlemish astronomer1580–1667
- Godefroy Brossay-Saint-MarcFrench cardinal (1803–1878)
- Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of BouillonFrench noble1636–1721
- Godefroy de La Tour d'AuvergneFrench duke (1728-1792)
- Godefroy EngelmannFrench-German lithographer (1788–1839)
- Godefroid de Clairegoldsmith (1100–1173)
- Godefroy Emile MpwatiCongolese Catholic Bishop1928–1995
- Godefroy DurandFrench illustrator (1832–1896)
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