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RE: the name Geoff

From: Lawrence A. Parker (occti)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2000 - 05:49:39 PST

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    Sky,

    > I'm curious as to how you pronounce Geoff and Geoffrey. My
    > husband's name is Geoffrey. His parents pronounced it
    > (Joff or Joffry). Have you ever heard of that pronunciation?

    We pronounce it like 'Jeff' and 'Jeffrey' (with the 'e' sound instead of the
    'o'). I might have thought that the 'Joff' pronunciation was British, but
    my wife said that the Geoffrey she knew from the Isles pronounced his
    'Jeff'. Perhaps it is a German pronunciation? Apparently it is a German
    name, not British, in its origins, meaning the "bringer of peace", which
    fits our Geoff who is of a 'supporter' personality, as opposed to his sister
    who is, and has been since the age of 3, a controller, making for many
    clashes.

    Larry 

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