Godfrey

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑdfɹi/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒdfɹi/ Hyphenation: God‧frey === Proper noun === Godfrey (countable and uncountable, plural Godfreys) A male given name from the Germanic languages. A surname originating as a patronymic. A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Morgan County, Georgia. A village in Madison County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas. An extinct town in Stevens County, Washington. An unincorporated community and coal town in Mercer County, West Virginia. A community north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ==== Quotations ==== ~1611 William Rowley, A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed, Old English Plays, edited by C.W.Dilke 1815, Act III - - - my godfather by his bounty ( being an old soldier, and having serv'd in the wars as far as Bulloigne, therefore ) call'd my name Godfrey, a title of large renown; my wealth and wit has added to those, the paraphrase of knighthood; so that my name in the full longitude is called Sir Godfrey Speedwell, a name of good experience. ==== Translations ====