Humphrey
//ˈhʌmfɹi// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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 A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example
More examples"Humphrey is a softly-spoken person."
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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