Gofraidh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gofraidh

What is the meaning of the name Gofraidh ?

The baby name Gofraidh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GOF-ree (approx. IPA: /ˈɡɔfri/).

Gofraidh is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Gofraidh is a medieval Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that arose in Norse‑Gaelic contact. It represents the Gaelic adaptation of Old Norse Guðrøðr and also became conflated with continental Germanic Godefrid. Accordingly, its sense is given either as “god’s counsel” (from Old Norse guð + ráð) or “peace of God” (from Germanic god + frið). The Gaelic spelling in -fraidh often reflects the “peace” element, while historical usage among Norse‑Gaels preserves the “counsel” interpretation.

The name is well attested in the Irish annals; several Norse‑Gaelic rulers of Dublin and the Isles are styled Gofraidh (Anglicized as Godred), and the 14th‑century poet Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh bears it. In Scotland it developed as Goraidh, which underlies the surname Gorrie; Manx also has Gorry. Recorded variants and equivalents include Gofraid (older), Gofraidh, Goraidh (Scottish Gaelic), Godred, Godfrey, and - via Norman influence - Geoffrey/Jeffrey.

⚙ Nothing for Gofraidh shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.