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Geoffrey is an English and German masculine given name. It is generally considered the Anglo-Norman form of the Germanic compound *gudą 'god' and *friþuz 'peace'. [ 1 ] It is a derivative of Dutch Godfried , German Gottfried and Old English Gotfrith and Godfrith .
Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). [1]It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey (or Geoffroy), Jeffery from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end ...
Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People. Geoffrey (given name), including a list of people with the name; Geoffroy (surname), including a list of ...
Galfrid or Galfred (Latinised as Galfridus or Galfredus) is an Anglo-Norman variant of the name Geoffrey.It derives, like German Gottfried (Latinised as Godafridus or Gothofredus, Anglicised as Godfrey), from Old High German Godafrid, Old French Godefroy, and Old Norse Guðfriðr, meaning 'God's peace' or 'good protection', depending upon etymological interpretation.
First published in 1966, the book examines how Australia's geographical remoteness, particularly from Great Britain, has been central to shaping the country's history and identity and will continue to shape its future.
As a result of this marriage, Geoffrey's son Henry II inherited the English throne as well as Norman and Angevin titles, thus marking the beginning of the Angevin and Plantagenet dynasties. [9] The marriage was the third attempt of Geoffrey's father, Fulk V, Count of Anjou, to build a political alliance with
Geoffrey (given name), a possible English/French equivalent; Godfrey (disambiguation) Godfrid; Godfried, a Dutch equivalent; Gottfried, a German equivalent; Queen Goodfey, supporting character of Mysticons, in which she is the kind and brave ruler of the people of planet Gemina.
Geoffrey Everest Hinton (born 6 December 1947) is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist, and Nobel Prize winner in Physics, known for his work on artificial neural networks which earned him the title as the "Godfather of AI". Hinton is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.