what kind of name is geoff
Geoffrey is a French and English masculine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the German name Gottfried. It was introduced to Norman England alongside the form Godfrey. It was also anglicized 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 (e.g. Jefferies, Jaffrays); The surname Jefferson is also a patronymic version of the given name.t is the Anglo-Norman form of the German name Gottfried. It was introduced to Norman England alongside the form Godfrey. It was also anglicized as Jeffrey from an early time. Popularity of the name declined after the medieval period, but it was revived in the 20th century.