Jeffery name meaning

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Updated: March 20th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Germanic
Usage: English
Pronunciation: j(e)-ffe-ry
Meaning: Divinely Peaceful, Derived from One of Three Old German Names, Peace, Region, Area and Stranger
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What does Jeffery mean?

Widely Accepted and All time favorite Jeffery has its origin in Germanic language bestowed upon both genders which is used commonly in English, Jeffery means "Divinely Peaceful, Derived from One of Three Old German Names, Peace, Region, Area or Stranger".

Jeffery is form of renowned and ceaseless Jeffrey. Jeffrey is variation of durable and admired Geoffrey. Jeffrey is derived from Geoffroy. Jeffrey is form of Geoffrey in English language. Meaning of Jeffrey is Gau and Stranger is rooted from Germanic and German.

Jeffery is variant form of everlasting and preeminent Geoffrey. Geoffrey is variation of admired and conifer Jeffrey. Geoffrey is a resultant of Geoffroy. Geoffrey is equivalent of Gaufrid in English language.

Also Geoffrey is equivalent of Walafrid in English language. Geoffrey is also English cognate of Gisalfrid. Dominant and Venerable German and Germanic Geoffrey, meaning of Geoffrey is "Divine Peace and Area".

How do I pronounce Jeffery?

The proper pronunciation of three syllabled Jeffery is j(e)-ffe-ry.

Variants of Jeffery

Jefferi, Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Gaufrid, Walafrid, Gisalfrid, Galfrid, Bogomir, Geoff, Geoffry, Jeffreyjames, Walahfrid

Names that rhyme with Jeffery

How popular is the name Jeffery?

Jeffery was a very popular name in United States. Over 230544 babies have been given the name in 163 years. When at its peak in 1966, the moniker grabbed the 42nd spot and 9269 baby boys were given the name.

However after 163 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Moreover, the given name has been to the top 50 baby names 10 times Jeffery is a familiar baby name in New South Wales during its short run, it been to the top 100 names.

In 1961, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 88 on boy names chart when 77 babies were given the name Jeffery. Over 593 babies in New South Wales have been named Jeffery.

Jeffery is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 1761 in 1997. It had a short run of 10 years on Ireland boy names chart.

Also, in France, it has been in use since 1956 and achieved its top most rank of 512 in 1957. But Jeffery is a popular baby name in Papua New Guinea where every 1 in 900 have the name as well as in Malaysia.

As per our estimate, over 230000 people has been named Jeffery globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018853256
2017751311
2016770310
2015776303
2014663386
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Jeffery in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands841800
Finland035100
Sweden302900
Norway30900
Denmark12000

Numerological aspects of Jeffery

Partnerships are exclusively important to you. You are co-operative, caring and courteous individual. Having vowel E as your first one in your name represents your sensitivity. Be careful not to drain yourself. You could be a poet because of the original way you express yourself. Sometimes, you act like a control freak. You motivates people who lack self-confidence and motivation to go after the things they want in life.

Other names similar to Jeffery

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  •  Davies - Queer boy name Davies means "David's Son or Surname" and of English and Hebrew origin is especially used in English
  •  Celli - Unisex name Celli came from Latin and is chiefly used in English language, meaning of Celli is "Gate of Heaven and Ara Meaning Altar". Celli is a resultant of Araceli.
  •  Jefferey - Specifically used in English darling, Jefferey is used as a boy name, meaning of Jefferey is "Peace" came from Germanic
  •  Waldron - Mainly used in English atypical, Waldron aimed at baby boys has its origin in English, meaning of Waldron is "Ruler, Powerful Raven or From the Welshman's Hill"
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Famous people named Jeffery

  • Jeffery Hart Bent, first judge in the colony of New South Wales
  • Jeffery Dangl, American biologist
  • Jeffery Matthews, British artist
  • Jeffery Taubenberger, American virologist
  • Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, officeholder
  • Jeffery Farnol, British writer
  • Jeffery Day, World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories
  • Jeffery Deaver, American mystery/crime writer
  • Jeffery Kissoon, actor with credits in British theatre, television
  • Jeffery Cohelan, United States Representative from California
  • Jeffery Paul Chan, American author and scholar
  • Jeffery C.J. Vanston in Waiting for Guffman as Music Department
  • Jeffery A. Baker in Powder Blue as Actor
  • Jeffery V. Thompson in Wolfen as Actor
  • Jeffery Beach in Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead as Producer
  • Jeffery Alan Jones in Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story as Sound Department
  • Jeffery Bridges in At Last, Okemah! as Actor
  • Jeffery Vincent Parise in Episode #1.13313 as Actor
  • Jeffery Dench was a British actor who lived in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  • Jeffery Bischoff is notable for his acting in movie Animated Corpse
  • Jeffery Dean characterized the important role of Pigeon in 2020 comedy and drama movie Lemonheads.
  • Jeffery Roberson, from 2003 comedy, romance flick Girls Will Be Girls, who played Varla and Marla.

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