The baby name Jeoffrey is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛf.ri/ (JEFF-ree).
Jeoffrey is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Jeoffrey is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛf.ri/ (JEFF-ree).
Jeoffrey is Germanic in Origin.
Jeoffrey is a medieval English spelling of Geoffrey, carried to Britain by the Normans (Old French Geoffroi/Geuffroi). The underlying Germanic compound is debated: either gau ‘territory/people’ or gaut ‘Goth/Geat’ combined with frid ‘peace’. Because of long-standing confusion with the related name Godfrey (god + frid), its meaning is commonly glossed broadly as “peace,” often rendered “peaceful ruler” or “God’s peace.”
In England the name flourished in the 12th–14th centuries, then re-emerged in the modern era as Geoffrey and especially Jeffrey; Jeoffrey survives as an archaic or stylistic variant (familiar from Christopher Smart’s “My cat Jeoffry”). Diminutives and short forms include Geoff and Jeff. Major variants: Geoffrey, Jeffery, Jeffrey; French Geoffroy/Geoffroi; Catalan Jofre/Jofré; Occitan Jaufre. Today Jeoffrey reads distinctive and historical, while its root set - Geoffrey/Jeffrey - remains widely recognized.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #362 | 22 | 11,440 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2007 | #398 | 5 | 2,758 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2003 | #809 | 5 | 7,064 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #916 | 36 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,128 | 51 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,585 | 30 | 28,008 |
Jeoffrey is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:
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