Godefridus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gauthfredus, Gaufredus, Gausfredus, Gauzfredus, Gaucfredus, Iocefredus, Iozefredus

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Gautafriþu.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈde.fri.dus/, [ɡɔˈd̪ɛfrɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈde.fri.dus/, [ɡoˈd̪ɛːfrid̪us]

Proper noun

Godefridus m (genitive Godefridī); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Godfrey

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Godefridus	Godefridī
genitive	Godefridī	Godefridōrum
dative	Godefridō	Godefridīs
accusative	Godefridum	Godefridōs
ablative	Godefridō	Godefridīs
vocative	Godefride	Godefridī

Descendants

• Catalan: Jofré, Joffré, Jocfré, Jozfré, Gaufré, Gauzfré; Gaufred, Gausfred, Gauzfred, Gaucefred
• Italian: Giuffrido
• Old French: Geuffroi, Geoffroi, Jeufroi, Jefroi, Joffroi, Goffrei, Jefrei
  • Middle French: Geoffroi
    • French: Geoffroy
• Norman: Godefrey, Goffrey, Geffrey, Gaufrey
  • → Middle English: Geoffrey
    • English: Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffery
• Spanish: Gaufredo
• → Old Irish:
  • Irish: Séafra, Siothrún, Seathrún
  • → Welsh: Sieffre