Given name & surname
Godfried
“God is peace”
Godfried is a variant of Godfrey. One German interpretation is “God is peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Godfried is a variant of Godfrey. One German interpretation is “God is peace.”
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Where it comes from
Godfried is a variant of Godfrey. An origin associated with Godfrey is German.
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The story
Godfried is a variant of Godfrey. The history of Godfrey gives this family its wider story. Godfrey was in use during the Middle Ages.
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Godfried’s family of names
Godfried shares a linguistic root with Godfrey. In Dutch usage, Godfried has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Godofredo. Godfried has a related form in Godfrey.
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Around the world
Godfried has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Godfried
- Godfried DanneelsBelgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1933-2019)
- Godfried RoemeratoeCuraçaoan footballerborn 1999
- Godfried Schalckenpainter from the Northern Netherlands (1643–1706)
- Godfried BomansDutch writer (1913-1971)
- Godfried MaesFlemish painter (1649-1700)
- Godfried AduobeGhanaian footballerborn 1975
- Godfried DonkorGhanian artist (born 1964)
- Godfried FrimpongDutch association football playerborn 1999
- Godfried RoëllDutch rower (1908-1934)
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