Galfrid or Galfred (
Latinised as Galfridus or Galfredus) is an Anglo-Norman variant of the name
Geoffrey. It derives, like German
Gottfried (Latinised as Godafridus or Gothofredus,
Anglicised as Godfrey), from Old High German Godafrid, Old French Godefroy, and Old Norse Guðfriðr, meaning 'God's peace' or 'good protection', depending upon
etymological interpretation. Variants, also used as synonymous with Gottfried, include Italian Goffredo and Middle French Gaufredi (Latin Gaufridus). The name is etymologically unrelated to, but was historically used interchangeably with, Welsh Gruffudd or Gruffydd (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
Godfrey of Saint Victor (c. 1125 – c. 1195), a French monk and theologian of the Victorine school; a.k.a. Galfredus, Geoffroy, Godefridus
Geoffrey of Canterbury (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 (
fl. 1150), an English hagiographer; a.k.a. Galfridius [de] Fontibus
Galfridus Arbalastarius, 'Geoffrey the Crossbowman' (fl. 1189), a Norman soldier, first Lord of
Preesall-with-Hackensall in Lancashire, England
Geoffrey of Vinsauf (fl. 1200), an English grammarian, author of Poetria nova
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, later King's Printer for Henry VIII of England
As a given name after the development of surnames
Galfridus Walpole (1683–1726), British naval officer and politician from Houghton in Norfolk
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