Jeffrey

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Jeffrey

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/

Sounds like Geoffrey

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Variant of Geoffrey.

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century. - - - you should also be able to sue your association's attorney when they step over the line as Attorney Jeffrey Ewalt did. Oh, my gosh! Even as I say his name Jeffrey, Jeffrey. Jeffrey is a name assigned to little boys with small toys. A cute innocent little boy that would do no harm to anyone. I
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Geoffrey. Health to great [Francis] Jeffrey! Heaven preserve his life To flourish on the fertile shores of Fife And guard it sacred in the future wars Since authors sometimes seek the field of Mars!

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jeffery, geoffrey, jeffry, jeff, jeremy, geoff, williams, feng, jie, jefferson, geoffery, godfrey, jeffy, jefferey, joffrey, geffrey

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@misc{jeffrey_2026,
  title = {Jeffrey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jeffrey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}