Jeffrey (name)

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɛfri/
Gender	masculine
Word/name	Francia, medieval France, Norman England
Derived	, Gottfried
Related names	Geoffrey, Jeff, Jeffry, Jeffy, Jefrey, , Jeffeory Jefferson

Jeffrey /ˈdʒɛfri/ is a common English given name and, a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of , Gottfried). It is most commonly spelled as Jeffrey, or with one f as in Jefery.

It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey, Jeffery from is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end of the early medieval period.

The three-syllable alternative spelling (pronounced "jef-fer-ree") is sometimes used as a variant given name. Outside of North America, Geoffrey is more common than Jeffrey. Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually as a patronymic ending in -s (e.g., Jefferies, Jaffrays); The surname Jefferson is also a patronymic version of the given name. In Scotland, Jeffrey is most frequently found to be a surname.

Variations include Jeff, Jeffry, Jeffy, Jeffery, Geoff, Geoffrey, Jeffeory, Geffrey, Jefferson, and Jeffro.

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