Jeff name - Meaning of Jeff
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- English, Germanic
- Pronounced
- JEF
- Jeff Meaning
- Short form of Jeffrey. Jeff is a diminutive of Jeffery, itself a variant of Geoffrey. Geoffrey is an English name, derived from the Old Germanic words “gawja”, which means "a region or area", and “fridu”, which means "peace or safety". The earlier form of the name was Gaufrid.
Jeff Related Names
Other Languages: Gaufrid, Gisilfrid, Godafrid, Walahfrid (Ancient Germanic), Guðfriðr (Ancient Scandinavian), Godfried (Dutch), Geoffrey, Geoffroy (French), Gottfried (German), Gofraidh, Séafra, Siothrún (Irish), Goffredo, Fredo (Italian), Geoffroi (Medieval French), Gjord, Gjurd (Medieval Scandinavian), Godtfred, Gjurd (Norwegian), Godofredo (Portuguese), Goraidh (Scottish), Godofredo (Spanish), Gottfrid, Gjord (Swedish), Sieffre (Welsh)
Jeff Celebrities
Jeff Bridges - actor, Jeff Garcia - football player, Jeff Goldblum - actor, Jeff Kent - baseball player, Jeff Austin - baseball player, Jeff Baker - football player, Jeff Beck - musician, Jeff Bleckner - film director,
