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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. personal name, attested in England by late 11c., from Old French Geuffroi, from Medieval Latin Gaufridus, from Old High German gewi "district" (German Gau) + fridu "peace" (see Frederick).
Wikipedia
Geoffrey ( c. 1152 – 12 December 1212), sometimes called Geoffrey Plantagenet, fitzPlantagenet, or fitzRoy, was an illegitimate son of Henry II, King of England, who became bishop-elect of Lincoln and archbishop of York. The identity of his mother is uncertain, but she may have been named Ykenai. Geoffrey held several minor clerical offices before becoming Bishop of Lincoln in 1173, though he was not ordained as a priest until 1189. In 1173–1174, he led a campaign in northern England to help put down a rebellion by his legitimate half-brothers; this campaign led to the capture of William, King of Scots. By 1182, Pope Lucius III had ordered that Geoffrey either resign Lincoln or be consecrated as bishop; he chose to resign and became Chancellor instead. He was the only one of Henry II's sons present at the king's death.
Geoffrey's half-brother Richard I nominated him archbishop of York after succeeding to the throne of England, probably to force him to become a priest and thus eliminate a potential rival for the throne. After some dispute Geoffrey was consecrated archbishop in 1191. He soon became embroiled in a conflict with William Longchamp, Richard's regent in England, after being detained at Dover on his return to England following his consecration in France. Geoffrey claimed sanctuary in the town, but he was seized by agents of Longchamp and briefly imprisoned in Dover Castle. Subsequently a council of magnates ordered Longchamp out of office, and Geoffrey was able to proceed to his archdiocese. The archbishop spent much of his archiepiscopate in various disputes with his half-brothers: first Richard and then John, who succeeded to the English throne in 1199. Geoffrey also quarrelled with his suffragan bishops, his cathedral chapter, and other clergy in his diocese. His last quarrel with John was in 1207, when the archbishop refused to allow the collection of a tax and was driven into exile in France. He died there five years later.
Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc may refer to:
- Geoffrey (given name), including a list of people with the name
- Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name
Geoffrey is a French and English masculine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Germanic compound *guda- 'god' and friþu 'peace'. It is a cognate of Dutch Godfried and German Gottfried.
It was introduced to Norman England alongside the form Godfrey. It was also Anglicised as Jeffrey from an early time. Popularity of the name declined after the medieval period, but it was revived in the 20th century. Modern hypocorisms include Geoff, Jeff or Geof.
Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually as a patronymic ending in -s (eg Jefferies, Jaffrays); The surname Jefferson is also a patronymic version of the given name.
Geoffrey sometimes known as Geoffrey Kirtling or Kytlynge, was a Priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
Usage examples of "geoffrey".
Richard received Aquitaine, and Geoffrey was set over Britanny under his elder brother as overlord.
In 1182 Henry sought once more to define the authority of his sons, and to assert the unity of the Empire under his own supremacy by ordering Richard and Geoffrey to do homage to their brother for Aquitaine and Britanny.
The nobles of Aquitaine, weary of the severe rule of Richard, had long plotted to set in his place his gentler brother Henry, and the young king, along with Geoffrey, lent himself openly to the conspiracy.
Although all the de Burghs could read and write, only Geoffrey had studied with a traveling scholar, in an effort to quench his thirst for knowledge.
It inspired thoughts of the black arts, death and destruction, and when more than one of the de Burghs crossed himself furtively, Geoffrey loosed a low sigh.
No one ever reprimanded Dunstan, the eldest, strongest and most powerful of the de Burghs, but Geoffrey held his ground.
Geoffrey was acutely aware that the departure of the de Burghs left him surrounded by enemies, not the least of whom was his wife.
Sir Geoffrey on a day, he asked, half-jokingly, if the denizens of Whyffler Hall had the intent of cornering the chamberpot market for all of England.
Geoffrey of Lavas reached us, and it broke my heart to hear the lad speak.
She would have spent all night telling the particulars of the strange behavior of Lord Alain and the Lavas hounds and the victory of Geoffrey and his kinsfolk, but it was late, and there was much to do in the morning when, Rosvita supposed, Henry would at long last announce his intention to return to Wendar before snow closed off the mountain passes.
Count Lavastine sat behind a table, attended by Chatelaine Dhuoda, Lord Geoffrey, Frater Agius, and the captain of the Lavas guard.
And although it was painful for Olivia to spend time with Charles, she was completely enchanted with Geoffrey.
Geoffrey was all excited just talking about it, and Olivia had promised to give them a dinner.
And Olivia sat for hours by the fire, thinking of Geoffrey and his father.
Geoffrey Dawson had an uncanny knack for telling them apart, even without seeing the famous freckle Olivia had shown him.