Given name

Jeph

“peace, sanctuary”

Jeph is a masculine given name.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jeph is a form of Jeff. Jeff goes back to a word meaning “peace, sanctuary.”

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Where it comes from

Jeph is a form of Jeff. Jeff comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

In English usage, Jeph is a diminutive of Jeff. In English usage, Jeph is a diminutive of JEPHREY.

Jeph’s family of names

In English usage, Jeph is a diminutive of Jeff. In English usage, Jeph has a related form in JEPHREY. In English usage, Jeph is a diminutive of JEPHREY.

Walk Jeph’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Jeph

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