Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

godfrey

/ˈɡɑdfɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: God-frey
IPA: /ˈɡɑdfɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Etymology

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: *preyH-, Godefrei, Godafrid, *Gudafriþuz

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɑdfɹi/
British English: /ˈɡɒdfɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Godfreys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce godfrey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɑdfɹi/.
What does godfrey mean?: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does godfrey come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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