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Jeffrey
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English
Etymology
Variant of en Geoffrey.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jeffrey.wav Southern England
en Geoffrey
Proper noun
s
en male Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.
en 2005 Harvella Jones The Texas Homestead Hoax 59 Trafford Publishing 1412044588 - - - you should also be able to sue your association's attorney when they step over the line as Attorney Jeffrey Ewalt did. Oh, my gosh! Even as I say his name Jeffrey, Jeffrey. Jeffrey is a name assigned to little boys with small toys. A cute innocent little boy that would do no harm to anyone. I recommend a name change for Jeffrey Ewalt from Jeffrey to Lucifer.
en Lauren del Valle;Steve Almas Woman testifies Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein started sexually abusing her when she was 14 w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/us/ghislaine-maxwell-alleged-victim-testimony 2021-11-30 A woman who testified Tuesday in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell said she met the close confidante of Jeffrey Epstein and the billionaire businessman when she was 14 and eating ice cream with friends at a camp where he was a benefactor. https://web.archive.org/web/20220628052612/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/us/ghislaine-maxwell-alleged-victim-testimony/
en patronymics derived from Geoffrey.
en 1809 w:George Gordon Byron English Bards and Scotch reviewers:A Satire Health to great [Francis] Jeffrey! Heaven preserve his lifeTo flourish on the fertile shores of FifeAnd guard it sacred in the future warsSince authors sometimes seek the field of Mars!
Derived terms
en Jefferson Jeffrey pine jeffreyite Jepson
Related terms
en Jeff diminutive
Translations
male given name Geoffrey
Anagrams
en eeffjry Jeffery
Middle English
Proper noun
enm proper noun 1
enm Geffrey