Where does “Humphries” come from?
Humphries is an English surname derived from the given name Humphrey, itself from Old French Hunfrey, from Germanic *Hunfrid meaning "bear cub peace."
Ancestry of “Humphries”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Humphrey | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |