Given name & surname

Palfrey

Palfrey is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Palfrey comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English palfrey.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Palfrey’s family of names

In English usage, Palfrey as a surname has a related form in PELFREY. In English usage, Palfrey as a surname has a related form in PELPHREY.

Walk Palfrey’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Similar names

If you love Palfrey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Middle English

Athey

“at the enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

70% boys · 30% girls

Old French

Pardew

“by”

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Middle English

Panter

“manager of the pantry and food”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Middle English

Pattinson

Pattinson is a surname from Middle English.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Mickley

“big”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Middle English

Filley

“filly, young female horse”

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Middle English

Batey

Batey is a given name from Middle English.

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Middle English

Bibbey

Bibbey is a surname from Middle English.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Palfrey’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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