Geoffrey

Definitions

A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the U.K. in the 20th century.

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Examples

“"Were you not aware mamma had a son as well as three daughters?" "Yes, but I didn't know⟳ his name⟳. I like⟳ Geoffrey; there's some sound⟳ in it."”

“Geoff grimaced, then smiled back, reminding himself that when his mother wasn't riding this horse, she was a very interesting woman who had taught medieval literature at Drew University for twenty years. In fact, he had been named Geoffrey because of her great admiration for Chaucer.”

“His full name⟳ is Benji Duncan Geoffrey Rigby-Monk. 'You're joking,' Kit said, when I first told him. Benji? Not even Benjamin?' Duncan and ''Geoffrey are his two granddads'names ― both unglamorous and old-dufferish, in Kit's view⟳, and not worth inflicting on a new generation ― and Rigby-Monk is a fusion of Fran's surname and Anton's.”

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