JEFFREY  

Gender: M
Origin: Spelling variation of GEOFFREY
Meaning: "pledge of peace"

Popularity in 2008: #198

Yes, there actually were Jeffreys/Geoffreys in the Middle Ages...but now they're just middle-aged.

Nicknames & Variations:
Jeffree, Jefre, Jeffries, Geoff, Jefri, Geofrey, Geoffry, Geofry, Jeffry, Jeff, Jeffrie, Jeffy, Godfrey, Jefry, Jefferies, Jeffre, Jefferey

International Variations:
Jaffrez (Breton) Geoffroy, Geoffroi, Geoffrey, Jeoffroi, Jeffroi (French) Gottfried, Friedl (German) Frici, Gottfrid (Hungarian) Sheary, Sheron (Irish) Siofrai, Séafra (Irish Gaelic) Giotto, Geofredo (Italian) Gotfrids (Latvian) Gotfryd (Polish) Godoried (Romanian) Gitfrid (Russian) Joffrey (Scottish) Searthra (Scottish Gaelic) Godofredo, Gofredo, Fredo (Spanish) Sieffre (Welsh)

Jeffrey is being discussed in our message boards:

• A Duggarlike Game
• Intitals Baby Name Game!!
• Can anyone relate??
• Need some middle name help!
• Build a sibling set together!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jeffrey:

• TWIN NAMES: Double dare for baby namers.
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE