Jeffrey
2006-06-26 03:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The meaning of Jeffrey
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Meaning: Peaceful gift.
Origin: English
Meaning: Derived from one of three Old German names, meaning: district, traveler, or peaceful pledge.
Origin: French
Meaning: Divine peace.
Origin: German
Meaning: Derived from one of three Old German names, meaning district, traveler, or peaceful pledge. Famous bearer: Geoffrey Plantagenet was father to King Henry II; Geoffrey Cbaucer wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'.
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: God's peace.
2006-06-26 03:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JEFFREY (Male - Origin: English Teutonic) means Gift of Peace
Corrupted from Geoffrey or Godfrey, German, from God and fried, God's peace, or from Gau and fried, joyful peace. This name was borne by the chief of the royal house of Plantagenet.
You could read about he history your name in:
http://www.jeffrey.com/namehist.htm
2006-06-26 11:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An approximate translation means, "God's peace" or "bringer of peace".
2006-06-26 10:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by kjgartman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(english) divinely peaceful.
2006-06-26 10:56:37 · answer #4 · answered by uchaboo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋