2007-09-02 00:47:02 · 11 answers · asked by Jonolas 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Geoff is short for Geoffrey, Jeff is short for Jeffrey. They're different names.
2007-09-02 00:56:14 · answer #1 · answered by champer 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They are different names in spelling, Geoff is old English and Jeff is more modern
2007-09-02 00:59:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeff is AmericaniZed; Geoff is from the United Kingdom.
Just as Jail and Gaol are equivalents.
2007-09-02 01:13:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to be honest mate its a bit of both
started out as the lazy way of spelling Geoff but is now recognised as a name in its own right
2007-09-06 00:35:38 · answer #4 · answered by Friendly-Girlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine the two names have the same root, but ease of spelling seems about the same to me. If it's your name, you're going to learn to spell either one. Maybe if your name were Ed instead of Oedipus this might be an issue.
Changing the spelling changes the name in spite of the origin, though. It gives the name a different feel and a different character.
2007-09-02 01:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not easier, just a variant spelling of the same name. "Geoffrey" is older (as you'd expect), and is a Norman form of a German name. "Jeffrey" appeared in the Middle Ages, at a time when spelling of words (in this country, at any rate) were in a state of flux.
2007-09-02 10:26:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-03 11:27:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both names are correct. They just have different spellings as do so many names today.
One can almost make up their own spelling when naming their child .
2007-09-02 03:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by tea cup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a name, there are loads of ways of spelling names.
when i was pregnant with my daughter i wanted to call her Alisha but then found the name Elysia which means blissful sweetness so that is her name but still pronounced Alisha
2007-09-02 00:56:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeff is for lazy gits
2007-09-02 01:49:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋