Godfrey

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Godfrey

/ˈɡɑdfɹi/ US
/ˈɡɒdfɹi/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

proper noun Godfreys

countable, uncountable A male given name from the Germanic languages.
countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic. League One side Shrewsbury Town have signed Norwich City central midfielder Ben Godfrey on loan until January.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Morgan County, Georgia.
countable, uncountable A village in Madison County, Illinois.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas.
countable, uncountable An extinct town in Stevens County, Washington.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia.
countable, uncountable A community north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: golan, goran, latter, smith, goma, godefroy, geoffrey, jeffrey, jeffery, jeffry, gottfried, joffrey, goffredo, geffrey, joffre, gilbert

Translations

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name male given name

Español	Godofredo
中文	葛孚雷 Gěfúléi
Português	Godofredo
Français	Godefroy
Deutsch	Gottfried
Italiano	Goffredo
Ελληνικά	Γοδεφρείδος Godefreídos
Русский	Готфрид Gotfrid

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"Godfrey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/godfrey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Godfrey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/godfrey

Chicago

"Godfrey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/godfrey.

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@misc{godfrey_2026,
  title = {Godfrey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/godfrey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}