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.

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:

• James for a girl?
• narrowing my list...need help
• What do you think of this sibset?
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!
• Seniors from 1962 yearbook

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jeffrey:

• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE