2006-08-03 03:22:00 · 3 answers · asked by rmorris264 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It depends if your ancestors were French, German or English. Its roots are different in each language, but it comes from the name Jeffrey or Geoffrey.
2006-08-03 03:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by yellow_jellybeans_rock 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is as close as I could find.
JEFFREY: Old German name meaning "peaceful ruler." Variants and diminutives include Geoff, Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoffry, Geofrey, Geofry, Godfrey, Godfry, Gottfried, Jefery, Jeff, Jefferey, Jefferies, Jeffery, Jeffree, Jeffrie, Jeffries, Jeffry, Jeffy, Jefry, and Jeoffroi.
This comes from this site:
http://www.smcm.edu/users/saquade/names.html
Hope this helps & have a great day!!!
2006-08-03 11:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by Coo coo achoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace. German origin variant of the boys name Jeffrey.
2006-08-03 10:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by Coco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋