Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
masc. proper name, from Old French Jeufroi, Jefroi, variants of Geuffroi (see Geoffrey).
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Jeffrey may refer to:
- Jeffrey (given name), a common English name
- Jeffrey City, Wyoming
- Jeffrey(s) Street, Sydney
- Jeffrey (film), a 1995 movie by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name
- Jeffrey's, a sketch on American TV show Saturday Night Live
- Nurse Jeffrey, a spin-off miniseries from the American medical drama series House, MD
- Jeffrey's Bay, Western Cape
- Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Jeffrey is a common English given name and, a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). It is most commonly spelled as Jeffrey, or with one f as in Jefrey.
It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey, Jeffrey from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect to separate first Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end of the early medieval period.
The three-syllable alternative spelling Jeffery (pronounced "jef-fer-ree") is sometimes used as a variant given name. Outside of North America, Geoffrey is more common than Jeffrey. Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually as a patronymic ending in -s (e.g., Jefferies, Jaffrays). In Scotland, Jeffrey is most frequently found to be a surname.
Variations include Jeff, Jeffry, Jeffy, Jeffery, Geoff, Geoffrey, Jeffeory, Geffrey, Jefferson, and Jeffro.
Jeffrey is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy directed by Christopher Ashley. It is based on a play depicting the life and times of Richard Jeffrey by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay.
Starring Steven Weber as Jeffrey and Michael T. Weiss as Steve, the movie features cameos by Olympia Dukakis, Victor Garber, Gregory Jbara, Robert Klein, Nathan Lane, Camryn Manheim, Kathy Najimy, Kevin Nealon, Ethan Phillips, and Sigourney Weaver. Christine Baranski has a small but memorable role as the socialite hostess of a fundraiser that (in Jeffrey's imagination) turns into a cater-waiter hoedown orgy. The film co-stars Patrick Stewart as Sterling, an older gay decorator whose partner, Darius ( Bryan Batt), dies of AIDS complications.
Usage examples of "jeffrey".
With Patty Owen, Jeffrey had used a fresh 30 cc ampule of Marcaine in the OR.
Jeffrey feel relatively certain that some kind of toxin, maybe batrachotoxin, was in- volved.
Jeffrey feel relatively certain that some kind of toxin, maybe batrachotoxin, was involved.
Caught up with this intriguing thought, Jeffrey went to the other room to retrieve his Dopp Kit.
Jeffrey slipped in an endotracheal tube, checked its position, and ventilated her well with the oxygen.
Despite his good intentions to refrain from fidgeting, Jeffrey began to stroke his mustache.
HARMFUL INTENT 85 As Jeffrey weighed his alternatives, the intraterminal bus came lumbering along the roadway.
As Jeffrey weighed his alternatives, the intraterminal bus came lumbering along the roadway.
Kelly smiled, but Jeffrey could tell that despite her apparent lightheartedness, she was dead serious.
Any lightheartedness that Jeffrey had been able to call up faded as he surveyed the street scene in front of him.
Jeffrey, had heard the refrain that Maliki was the last chance for Iraq.
Jeffrey Riesner stood in a thousand-dollar suit with Mike Markov, while Nina had taken her place at the other table with Lindy at her side.
Nawaz had been pleased because he was acquainted with Jeffrey from Oxford and knew him to have significant neuroradiological experience.
If he had, Jeffrey would have thought reports of such bizarre reactions would have filtered through the grapevine.
Casting her eyes down to the signature line on the termination notice she thought, oh, hell, because Mike had naturally gone over the weekend to the biggest law firm in town, and of course had been pincered and gathered into the claws of the greatest bottom feeder at Lake Tahoe, Jeffrey Riesner, the one guy who could spoil all the legal fun she had been anticipating.