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Humphrey

//ˈhʌmfɹi// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    "I neuer ſaw but Humfrey Duke of Gloſter, / Did beare him like a Noble Gentleman: […]"

  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant, bestow”) + *friþuz (“peace”). In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize Irish Amhlaoibh (= Olaf).

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