Godfrey

//ˈɡɑdfɹi// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Morgan County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Madison County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Stevens County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A community north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

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