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Where does “Geoff” come from?

Geoff (English) comes from English Geoffrey, from Middle English Geffrey, from Old French Geoffroi, from Medieval Latin Jotfredus.

Ancestry of “Geoff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeoffrey—
2Middle EnglishGeffrey—
3Old FrenchGeoffroi—
4Medieval LatinJotfredus—
Every word from Medieval Latin Jotfredus →