as a First Name
From the Old French name Godefroy, which is of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from god ‘god’ (or gōd ‘good’) + fred, frid ‘peace’. This was adopted by the Normans, and brought to England by immigrants from the Low Countries and France. It was borne by a Norman saint (c.1066–1115) who became bishop of Amiens. There has been considerable confusion with Geoffrey.
| 3,886th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,755
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Godfrey per capita
- 1918
- marked the height of its popularity
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