Geffrey

Geffrey
a medieval spelling of Geoffrey, rarely used today.

That Geffrey was thy elder brother born,


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  • Jeffery — The history of this name is a little complicated, since two, and possibly three, Old German personal names have fallen together in the same form of Geoffrey or Jeffrey . The name was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of… …   Surnames reference

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  • Jephson — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic form of Jepp(e) or Gepp , diminutives of the Norman personal name Jeufroi or Geuffroi , which appears in Middle English as Geffrey . This name has an… …   Surnames reference

  • Jepps — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic form of Jepp(e) or Gepp , diminutives of the Norman personal name Jeufroi or Geuffroi , which appears in Middle English as Geffrey . This name has an… …   Surnames reference

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