Jeffrey (name)

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Jeffrey is a common English name. It is most commonly spelled as "Jeffrey", but sometimes spelled with one "f" as in "Jefrey". The name "Geoffrey" is the precursor to "Jeffrey", and "Godfrey" in turn a precursor to that. In North America, the alternative Jeffery is sometimes used as a name.

Outside of North America, "Geoffrey" is more commonly used than "Jeffrey". Jeffrey and its variants are found as surnames, usually as a patronymic ending in -s (e.g., Jefferies, Jaffrays).

An approximate translation means "God Peace". Variations include Jeff, Jeffery, Geoff, Geoffrey, Jaffray, Jeffington, and Jefferson. Jeffrey may refer to:

In military:

* Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, officer in the British Army
* Jeffrey R. MacDonald, former member of the elite military unit

In literature:

* Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, English author and former politician
* Jeffrey Carver, American science fiction author
* Jeffrey Daniels (author), Chicago-raised African American poet, artist, and professor
* Jeffrey Eugenides, American novelist and short story writer of Greek and Irish origins
* Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Sanskrit specialist and author who trained as a psychoanalyst in Toronto
* Jeffrey Rowland, a webcomic artist
* Jeffrey Shaara, American novelist
* Jeffrey Simpson, "The Globe and Mail"'s national affairs columnist

In television and film:

* Jeffrey Combs, American character actor best known for his horror film roles
* Jeffrey Hunter, film and television actor
* Jeffrey Nordling, American actor
* Jeffrey Tambor, American actor

In other fields:

* Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater
* Jeffrey Daniel, singer and dancer with the soul group Shalamar
* Jeffrey Dahmer, notorious American serial killer, necrophile and cannibal
* Jeffrey Lay, Canadian rower