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Geoffrey

American  
[jef-ree] / ˈdʒɛf ri /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Germanic, meaning “divine peace.”


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Wider communications also needed to improve, according to Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who chairs the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The study also builds on earlier work by Caltech physicist Steven Frautschi and UC Berkeley physicist Geoffrey Chew, who pioneered the bootstrap approach in particle physics during the 1960s.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

And when panelist Geoffrey Chen, a British luxury investor, dismissed rosé as often-inferior, my neighbor hid his freshly ordered glass of pink wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

As an example, Nguyen analyzed Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler’s Starbucks Rewards data profile, noticing a trend that the more Fowler went to Starbucks, the fewer discounts he was offered.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

We, as a nation, are as hungry for history as was England when Geoffrey of Monmouth concocted his History of British Kings, many of whom he manufactured to meet a growing demand.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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