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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

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

When the play was done on Broadway in 2009, director Neil Armfield and a cast led by Geoffrey Rush performed as if in a fever dream.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Melba made the cover of Jet magazine, a really big deal in the black community, and at least once was in a dance program with Geoffrey Holder.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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