Where does “Jeffrey” come from?

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

Jeffrey (English): the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century

Definitions

  1. the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century

Ancestry of “Jeffrey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeoffrey—
2Middle EnglishGeffreyGeoffrey
3Old FrenchGeoffroi—
4Medieval LatinJotfredus—

Words derived from “Jeffrey”

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