Given name & surname
Gottfrid
“God is peace”
Gottfrid is a variant of Godfrey. One German interpretation is “God is peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gottfrid is a variant of Godfrey. One German interpretation is “God is peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gottfrid is a variant of Godfrey. An origin associated with Godfrey is German.
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The story
Gottfrid 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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Gottfrid’s family of names
Gottfrid has a related form in Godfrey. In Swedish usage, Gottfrid has a conventional equivalent in the English form Godfrey. In Swedish usage, Gottfrid has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Godofredo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gottfrid has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gottfrid
- Gottfrid SvenssonOlympic wrestler (1889–1956)
- Gottfrid RappSwedish association football playerborn 2005
- Gottfrid LarssonSwedish sculptor (1875–1947)
- Gottfrid KallsteniusSwedish painter (1861-1943)
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