The baby name Godfree is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɒd.friː/ (GOD-free).
Godfree is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Godfree is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɒd.friː/ (GOD-free).
Godfree is Germanic in Origin.
Godfree is an English respelling of Godfrey, ultimately from Old High German Godefrid/Gotfrid (god “god, divine” + fridu “peace, protection”), yielding the meaning “God’s peace” or “peace of God.” The name came into England through Norman French Godefroi after the 11th century, settling into Middle English as Godfrey while spawning several later orthographies, including the rarer Godfree.
Medieval prominence helped fix the name in European onomastics: bearers include Godfrey of Bouillon, a leader of the First Crusade, and Saint Godfrey of Amiens. In England it was well used through the Middle Ages, waned, and then saw limited revival in the 19th–early 20th centuries. Godfree today is uncommon, encountered both as a creative phonetic spelling that highlights “free” and through transfer from the English surname. Variants and cognates include Godfrey, Godfray, Godfry; French Godefroy; German Gottfried; Dutch Godfried; Italian Goffredo; Spanish/Portuguese Godofredo; and Polish Gotfryd.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #146 | 9 | 4,685 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 149 | 25,619 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Godfree is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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