Name: Godfrey
Gender: Male
Usage: Godfrey, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Godfrey are in general originating from Germany, Malta, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Godfrey across the world, see Godfried.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Godfrey is: Peace from god, Gods peace.
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Numerology of the first name Godfrey: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Godfrey is ranked on the 3,430th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 100200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Godfrey has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Godfrey for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Godfrey is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
English: of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is composed of the elements god god (or gōd good) + fred, frid peace. The name was very popular in the Middle Ages. It was borne by, among others, a Norman saint (c.1066–1115) who became bishop of Amiens. There has been considerable confusion with Geoffrey.
Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Goiridh, Goraidh. German: Gottfried. Dutch: Godfried.
Pet form: German: Götz.
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