Godfrey in my family tree
English: from a Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the Germanic elements god, got + fred, frid god + peace.
Variants: Godfer, Godfray, Godfree, Gotfrey.
Cognates: Flemish: Godevaard, Govaard. French: Godefrey, Godefroi, Godefroy, Godfrey, Godfroy; Godfroid (assimilated by folk etymology to the word froid cold). German: Gepfert, Geppert, Godfried, Gotfert, Gotfried, Gottfried, Göpfert, Göppert. Italian: Goffredo; Gioffredo (Sicily, Piedmont, Liguria); Gioffre, Giofre, Giuffre, Giuffri; Loffreda, Loffredo. Low German: Goffarth, Goffer, Govert.
Diminutives: French: Godfrain, Godfrin, Goefrain, Goefraint.
Patronymics: Danish: Gotfredsen. Dutch: Govers. Low German: Godeferding, Godtfring; Goverts:, Jovers:.
There is an Irish family of the name Godfrey who originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion.
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