English · Boy name
Jeffery
“peaceful pledge”
About the name Jeffery
Jeffery is a spelling of Jeffrey, the English form of the medieval name Geoffrey, which the Normans brought to England. Its Germanic roots are uncertain, but it is often explained as gisil, ‘pledge’, combined with frid, ‘peace’. The poet Geoffrey Chaucer bore the older spelling. Jeffery Amherst, the British army commander in North America, used this spelling, and the town of Amherst, Massachusetts is named after him.
- Meaning
- peaceful pledge
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- JEFF-ree(2 syl.)
Middle names for Jeffery
- Jeffery Scott
- Jeffery James
- Jeffery Michael
- Jeffery Lee
- Jeffery David
Questions about Jeffery
- What does Jeffery mean?
- Jeffery is an English name meaning "peaceful pledge".
- How do you pronounce Jeffery?
- Jeffery is pronounced JEFF-ree, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Jeffery?
- Variants of Jeffery include Jeffrey, Jefrey.
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