Jeffrey
Meaning: Its source is Godfrey, an English name meaning "Peaceful god."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Variant Forms: Jeffery
Popularity: The name Jeffrey ranked 125th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 30th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: Godfrey may not be the only source for this name, which could represent the convergence of a number of ancient name forms.
Among possible alternate sources are the Old German Waldfried (''governor'') and other Germanic names containing the elements gawia (''territory''), walah (''foreigner'') and gisil (''promise'').
Arts and Music
- Jeffrey Hyman
American musician.
- Stage name: Joey Ramone (see list of Real Names of the Ramones)
- Jeffrey Isabelle
- Izzy Stradlin (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
Leadership
- Jeffrey Amherst (born 1717, died 1797)
British military and political leader for whom Amherst College was named.
- Commander in chief of British forces in North America during the French and Indian War (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- Jeffrey C. Barbakov
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Tenet Healthcare (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Jeffrey H. Erickson
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Trans World Airlines (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Jeffrey E. McKeever
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Microage (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Jeffrey P. Smith
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Smith''s Food & Drug Centers (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Science and Philosophy
- Jeffrey A. Hoffman (born 1944)
American astronaut and astrophysicist.
- Astronaut on Discovery (1985), Columbia (1990, 1996), Atlantis (1992) and Endeavour (1993) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Stage and Screen
- Jeffrey Hunter
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Jeffrey Jordan
- The son of Michael Jordan and Juanita Veroy (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
- Jeffrey Lindley
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jason Beghe (see list of Characters on ''Melrose Place'')
- Jeffrey Tambor
Actor.
- Portrayed Judge Alan Wachtel (see list of Actors on ''Hill Street Blues'')
- Jeffrey Vandermost
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by John Griffin III (see list of Characters in the film Everyone Says I Love You)
The Literary World
- Jeffrey Good
- 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Jeffrey Holly
Fictional character.
- A murder victim in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- Jeffrey K. MacNelly (born 1947)
American cartoonist.
- 1972, 1978 and 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
- Jeffrey A. Marx
- 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
- Jeffrey Reeves
Fictional character.
- Harold Gardner''s partner in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Hefty Jeffy
- Jazzy Jeff
- Mutt n' Jeff
- Friar Tuck
- Jeff Throw
- Jiffy
- Jeffrey Giraffe
- Peffy
Associations:
In African-American slang, ''Jeffing'' means to act subservient or stupid in order to achieve an objective.
Meaning: Its source is Godfrey, an English name meaning "Peaceful god."
Popularity: The name Jeffrey ranked 3643rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: This name most likely developed from a number of convergent forms. Meanings for these alternate sources include ''outlander'' and ''promise.''
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