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Meaning & Origins
Variant spelling of Geoffrey, common in the Middle Ages (as reflected in surnames such as Jefferson). This is now the usual spelling of the name both in North America and Britain. Well-known bearers include the novelist and former British politician Jeffrey Archer (b. 1940), the British conductor Jeffrey Tate (b. 1943), and the American soul singer Jeffrey Osborne (b. 1951).
| 40th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English (chiefly Devon): nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).
| 31,231st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Jeff, Jeoff, Jeffrey, Jefferey, Geof, Geoff, Geoffery, Jef, Jeffie
Leon, Leone, Lian, Leandro, Lein, Leanos, Leano, Leander, Lehn, Leoni
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