At a Glance: Name: Jeffrey – Meaning: peace – Origin: Germanic (via Old French Geoffroi) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JEF-ree
Jeffrey is a Germanic (via Old French Geoffroi) boy's name meaning “peace”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Jeffrey
Meaning: Peace.
Origin: Germanic (via Old French Geoffroi).
A common claim: peaceful pledge Actually: 'Peace' is the one certain element; there's no attested 'pledge' component, and scholars disagree whether the first element means 'God' (as in Godfrey) or references the Gothic/Gaut tribal name.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Jeffrey
Phonetic: JEF-ree IPA: /ˈdʒɛfri/
Popularity of Jeffrey
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1885–2024.
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