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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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Sir Geoffrey blamed a "directionless bureaucracy" for leaving asylum seekers either "in limbo, or lost".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

Geoffrey P. Alpert is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina and has conducted research on high-risk police activities for more than 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Although Geoffrey, Gilbert, and I grew up in this small place in Africa, we did many of the same things children do all over the world, only with slightly different materials.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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