Meaning of name Jeffrey
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Meaning 
The name Jeffrey has the following meaning: A man of peace. A popular Norman name in the middle ages.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Jeffrey is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 142 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Jeffrey fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 18 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 216 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jeffrey in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Jeffrey is pronounced as jef-ree Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Jeffrey and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jeffrey: Boys - Braulio, Lance, Randall, Girls - Arminda, Elida, Elidi, Erna, Helga, Lorelai, Lulie, Nerthus, Nixie, Odalis, Odalys, Vada, Valda, Velda, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Jeffrey: Frici (Hungarian), Friedl (German), Geoffrey (English), Geofredo (Italian), Gitfrid (Russian), Godoried (Romanian), Gofredo (Spanish), Gotfrids (Latvian), Gotfryd (Polish), Jefferie, Jefferies, Jeffery, Jeffre, Jeffree, Jeffrie, Jeffries, Jeffroi (French), Jeffy, Jefre, Jefri, Jefry, Jeoffroi (French), Sheary (Irish) Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Jeffrey are: Jeff
Style 
We think the name Jeffrey should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jeffrey to be: Intelligent, rich and handsome chapIn one word, you might describe Jeffrey as a(n) " handsome" person. See other "handsome" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Jeffrey (or its variants) are: Jeffrey David Sachs , born on 5 November, a famous economist . Jeffrey David Sachs 's background: An American economist known for his work as an economic advisor to governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Yugoslavia, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa. Jeffrey Alan Combs, born on 9 September, a famous actor. Jeffrey Alan Combs's background: An American character actor known for his horror film roles and his appearances playing a number of characters in the Star Trek franchise. Jeffrey Howard Archer, born on 15 April, a famous author. Jeffrey Howard Archer's background: A British best-selling author and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, and became a life peer in 1992.
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