Galfrid or Galfred ( Latinised as ' or ') is an Anglo-Norman variant of the name Geoffrey. It derives, like German

Gottfried Gottfried is a masculine German given name. It is derived from the Old High German name , recorded since the 7th century. The name is composed of the elements (conflated from the etyma for 'God' and 'good', and possibly further conflated with ) a ...

(Latinised as ' or ',

Anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

as Godfrey), from Old High German ', Old French ', and Old Norse ', meaning 'God's peace' or 'good protection', depending upon

etymological Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words and ...

interpretation. Variants, also used as synonymous with Gottfried, include Italian ' and Middle French ' (Latin ). The name is etymologically unrelated to, but was historically used interchangeably with, Welsh ' or ' (anglicized as Griffith) in Wales. The Anglo-Norman and British versions addressed here may refer to:

In patrial names

* Galfredus Malaterra fl. 1097, a chronicler in Normandy; a.k.a. Goffredo Malaterra, Geoffroi Malaterra, Gaufredi Malaterræ, and Galfredus bendictinus e Normandia, and frequently cited by scholars of the early Middle Ages * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095 – c. 1155), an Anglo-Norman writer; a.k.a. Galfredus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, or Gruffudd ap Arthur * Galfridus de Northcote (fl. 1103), English knight, progenitor of the Northcote baronets and earls of Iddesleigh, in Devon *

Godfrey of Saint Victor Godfrey of St. Victor (''Geoffroy, Godefridus, Galfredus'' c. 1125 – c. 1195) was a French monk and theologian, and one of the last major figures of the Victorines. He was a supporter of the study of ancient philosophy and of the Victorine mystic ...

(c. 1125 – c. 1195), a French monk and theologian of the Victorine school; a.k.a. Galfredus, Geoffroy, Godefridus *

Geoffrey of Canterbury Geoffrey (died 1154) was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman Benedictine monk and abbot. Of Anglo-Norman origin, he became monastic head of the Benedictine priory at Canterbury, before moving to Scotland to be the first Abbot of Dunfermline. As abbot he ...

(fl. 1127–1154) Anglo-Norman Benedictine monk, an Abbot of Canterbury (England), later first Abbot of Dumfermline (Scotland); a.k.a. Galfridus *

Geoffrey of Wells Geoffrey of Wells (Galfridius Fontibus) was a mid-12th-century English hagiographer and a canon of Wells Cathedral, whose ' ("The infancy of Saint Edmund"), part of the burgeoning library of 12th-century legendaries concerning Saint Edmund, accoun ...

(

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1150), an English hagiographer; a.k.a. Galfridius eFontibus * Galfridus Arbalastarius, 'Geoffrey the Crossbowman' (fl. 1189), a Norman soldier, first Lord of Preesall-with-Hackensall in Lancashire, England *

Geoffrey of Vinsauf Geoffrey of Vinsauf ( fl. 1200) is a representative of the early medieval grammarian movement, termed ''preceptive grammar'' for its interest in teaching '' ars poetria''. ''Ars poetria'' is a subdivision of the grammatical art (''ars grammatica ...

(fl. 1200), an English grammarian, author of ''Poetria nova'' * Galfrid de Camville (fl. 1200–1220), founder of the Priory of Cahir, a monastic house in County Tipperary, Ireland * Galfridus (fl. 1203–1209),

Abbot of Dryburgh The Abbot of Dryburgh (later, Commendator of Dryburgh) was the head of the Premonstratensian community of canons regular of Dryburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. The monastery was founded in 1150 by canons regular from Alnwick Abbey with the pa ...

and later of

Alnwick Abbey Alnwick Abbey was founded as a Premonstratensian monastery in 1147 by Eustace fitz John near Alnwick, England, as a daughter house of Newhouse Abbey in Lincolnshire. It was dissolved in 1535, refounded in 1536 and finally suppressed in 1539. Th ...

, England; a.k.a. Geoffrey * Galfridus de Bristollia (fl. 1213–1228), an English cleric; served as a ''

magister Magister is Latin for "master" or "teacher". It may refer to: Positions and titles * Magister degree, an academic degree * Magister equitum, or Master of the Horse * Magister militum, a master of the soldiers * Magister officiorum (''master of o ...

'' to

Henry de Loundres Henry de Loundres (died 1228) was an Anglo-Norman churchman who was Archbishop of Dublin, from 1213 to 1228. He was an influential figure in the reign of John of England, an administrator and loyalist to the king, and is mentioned in the text o ...

in Dublin; Ireland *

Geoffrey de Liberatione Galfredus, Galfred or Geoffrey de Liberatione was Bishop of Dunkeld and Bishop-postulate of St Andrews. He was a clerk to King Alexander II of Scotland as early as 1219, as well as being a canon of Dunkeld and precentor of Glasgow. He was ele ...

(fl. 1219 – 1249), a Scottish bishop; a.k.a. Galfredus or Galfred de Libertione * Galfridus Martel (fl. 1242), an Anglo-Norman land-holder, namesake of

Marlston Marlston is a village in the English ceremonial county of Berkshire. For administrative purposes, it lies within the civil parish of Bucklebury and the unitary authority of West Berkshire. Etymology The place-name Marlston is first attested ...

(originally Marteleston), in Berkshire, England * Galfrid de Mowbray (fl. c. 1250), a son-in-law of

John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch John Comyn (Cumyn) (c. 1215 – c. 1275) was Lord of Badenoch in Scotland. He was Justiciar of Galloway in 1258. He held lands in Nithsdale (Dalswinton, a Comyn stronghold, and Duncow) and Tynedale. Life The Comyn family were in effec ...

in Scotland * Galfrid de Caunville (fl. ca. 1270–1290), an Anglo-Norman knight, and signatory to the

Laugharne Charter Laugharne ( cy, Talacharn) is a town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf. The ancient borough of Laugharne Township ( cy, Treflan Lacharn) with its Corporation and Charter is a unique survival ...

in Carmarthenshire, Wales * Galfridus de Coker (fl. 1301), a prior of

Kidwelly Priory Kidwelly Priory was a Benedictine abbey in Kidwelly, Wales (in Welsh, '). Roger, bishop of Salisbury (d.1139), a Norman invader founded the priory of Kidwelly, but it seems to have been a place of Celtic Christian veneration of Saint Cadog for ...

, Wales * Galfrid de Burdon (fl. 1303–1321), a

prior of Durham The Prior of Durham was the head of the Roman Catholic Durham Cathedral Priory, founded c. 1083 with the move of a previous house from Jarrow. The succession continued until dissolution of the monastery in 1540, when the priory was replaced with a ...

(and earlier of Finchale), England; a.k.a. Geoffrey de Burdon * Galfridus de Wolvehope (fl. 1305), an English parliamentarian, briefly representing the constituency of Lewes in East Sussex, in the House of Commons * Galfridus de Wilford (fl. 1321), a rector of

St Nicholas' Church, Nottingham St. Nicholas Church, known locally as St Nic's, is an Anglican parish church in Nottingham. The church, since 1953, is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more ...

, England, and later of the Blackwell Church, Diocese of Lichfield (in England and partly in Wales) * Galfredus Petrus of Bayeux (fl. 1524), a French monk, and author of ''Opus sane de deorum dearumque gentilium genealogia'', the first work printed by

Thomas Berthelet Thomas Berthelet (died 1555) was a London printer, probably from France. His surname was also variously spelt ''Berthelot'' and ''Berthelett''. Berthelet was to become King's Printer and King's Bookbinder for Henry VIII. His name was Englished as ...

, later King's Printer for Henry VIII of England

As a given name after the development of surnames

Galfridus Walpole Galfridus Walpole (1683 – 7 August 1726) was a Royal Navy officer, politician and postmaster general of the Kingdom of Great Britain. He lost his right arm after a naval battle against the French in Vado Bay, Italy, in 1711 and commande ...

(1683–1726), British naval officer and politician from Houghton in Norfolk * Galfridus Williams (fl. 1701), a curate of

St Mary's Church, Sandbach St Mary's Church is in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, ...

, in Cheshire, England * Galfridus Mann (fl. 1750), an army clothier of Kent, England; brother of

Sir Horace Mann, 1st Baronet Sir Horace (Horatio) Mann, 1st Baronet KB (8 August 1706 – 6 November 1786), was a long-standing British resident and diplomat in Florence. Life and career Mann was the second son of Robert Mann (1678–1751), a successful London merchant, an ...

, and father of

Sir Horatio Mann, 2nd Baronet Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1744 – 2 April 1814) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. He is remembered as a member of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire and a patron of Kent cricket ...

, and of Catherine Mann, wife of

James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis (25 February 1743 – 20 January 1824) was a British clergyman, and peer. Life He was the third son of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of the 2nd Viscount Townshen ...

Galfred Congreve Galfred Francis Congreve (also Galfrid; 16 July 1849 – 10 February 1882) was an amateur sportsman who played for Scotland in the second representative football match against England in 1870. Early life Congreve was born in Crossmichael, Kirkcud ...

(fl. 1850–1881), Scottish amateur footballer and cricketer, later a civil servant *

Galfrid C. K. Dunsterville Galfrid Clement Keyworth "Stalky" Dunsterville (February 18, 1905 – November 26, 1988) was a business executive and a botanist who studied the orchids of Venezuela. He was born in Devon to Lionel Dunsterville (who inspired the title character of ...

(1905–1988), a Venezuelan botanist, assigned the botanical author abbreviation "Dunst."

In fiction

* Galfrid, a character in '' The Amazons: A Farcical Romance'', an 1893 British play by Arthur Wing Pinero * Galfred, Santa Claus's bookkeeper in the 2008 American children's television movie '' Snow 2: Brain Freeze''

In patrial names

As a given name after the development of surnames

In fiction

See also