At a Glance: Name: Jeff – Meaning: peace – Origin: Germanic (short form of Jeffrey) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JEF
Jeff is a Germanic (short form of Jeffrey) boy's name meaning “peace”. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Baby Boy Names That Start with J.
Meaning & Origin of Jeff
Meaning: Peace.
Origin: Germanic (short form of Jeffrey).
A common claim: peaceful pledge Actually: 'Peace' is the one certain element, but there's no attested 'pledge' component; scholars debate whether the first part references the Gothic/Gaut tribal name or means 'God.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jeff
Phonetic: JEF IPA: /dʒɛf/
Popularity of Jeff
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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