English
Geffrey
Geffrey comes from Middle English Geffrey, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *Gautafriþu.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Gautafriþureconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Jotfredus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Geoffroi
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Geffrey
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Gautafriþureconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Jotfredus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Geoffroi
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Geffrey
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596same form
Earliest quotation: c. 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King Iohn: “That Geffrey was thy elder brother born, And this…”
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *Gautafriþu
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages, a medieval spelling of Geoffrey, rarely used today.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *Gautafriþu / Geffrey