Jeffrey

//ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

    "- - - you should also be able to sue your association's attorney when they step over the line as Attorney Jeffrey Ewalt did. Oh, my gosh! Even as I say his name Jeffrey, Jeffrey. Jeffrey is a name assigned to little boys with small toys. A cute innocent little boy that would do no harm to anyone. I recommend a name change for Jeffrey Ewalt from Jeffrey to Lucifer."

  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Geoffrey.

    "Health to great [Francis] Jeffrey! Heaven preserve his life To flourish on the fertile shores of Fife And guard it sacred in the future wars Since authors sometimes seek the field of Mars!"

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"We elected Jeffrey captain of our team."

Etymology

Variant of Geoffrey.

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Jeffrey pine

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