Geoffrey
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Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc. may refer to:
People with the surname Geoffroy:
People with the given name Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc.:
People with Geoffrey as the full name:
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People with the surname Geoffroy:
- Geoffroy (surname)Geoffroy (surname)Geoffroy is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy , French harpsichordist and organist* Étienne François Geoffroy , French apothecary and chemist...
People with the given name Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc.:
- Geoffrey (given name)Geoffrey (given name)"Geoffrey", often spelled Jeffrey and abbreviated as "Geoff" or "Jeff" or "Geof", is a male given name in the English-speaking world. Geoffrey originated from an Old French form of a Germanic name. Although the name's second element is "frid", meaning "peace", the first element of the name is...
People with Geoffrey as the full name:
- Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
, clergyman and one of the major figures in the development of British history - Geoffrey I of AnjouGeoffrey I of AnjouGeoffrey I of Anjou , known as Grisegonelle , was count of Anjou from 960 to 987. He succeeded his father Fulk II...
(died 987) - Geoffrey II of AnjouGeoffrey II of AnjouGeoffrey II, called Martel , was Count of Anjou from 1040 to 1060. He was the son of Fulk the Black. He was bellicose and fought against the Duke of Aquitaine, the Count of Blois, and the Duke of Normandy...
(died 1060) - Geoffrey III of AnjouGeoffrey III of AnjouGeoffrey III of Anjou , called le Barbu , count of Anjou, was the eldest son of Ermengarde of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, and of the count of Gâtinais....
(died 1096) - Geoffrey IV of AnjouGeoffrey IV of AnjouGeoffrey IV , called Martel , was Count of Anjou from 1103 until his early death, either co-ruling with his father, Fulk IV, or in opposition to him...
(died 1106) - Geoffrey V, Count of AnjouGeoffrey V, Count of AnjouGeoffrey V , called the Handsome and Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144...
(1113–1151), father of King Henry II of England - Geoffrey II, Duke of BrittanyGeoffrey II, Duke of BrittanyGeoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond was Duke of Brittany between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage with the heiress Constance. Geoffrey was the fourth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.-Family:He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de...
(1158–1186), one of Henry II's sons - Geoffrey, Archbishop of YorkGeoffrey, Archbishop of YorkGeoffrey was an illegitimate son of Henry II, King of England, who became Bishop-elect of Lincoln and Archbishop of York. The identity of his mother is uncertain, but she may have been named Ykenai...
(c. 1152–1212) - Geoffroy du Breuil of VigeoisGeoffroy du Breuil of VigeoisGeoffroy du Breuil of Vigeois was a 12th century French chronicler.He was trained at the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Martial of Limoges, the site of a great early library....
, 12th century French chronicler - Geoffroy de CharneyGeoffroy de CharneyGeoffroi de Charney, , was Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar. Charney was accepted into the Order of Knights Templar at a young age by brother Amaury de la Roche, the Preceptor of France. Present at the ceremony was brother Jean le Franceys, Preceptor of Pédenac...
(died 1314), Preceptor of the Knights Templar - Geoffroy IV de la Tour LandryGeoffroy IV de la Tour LandryGeoffrey IV de la Tour Landry was a nobleman of Anjou who compiled Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles for the instruction of his daughters, in 1371–1372. A similar book he had previously written for his sons, according to his opening text, has disappeared. The work became the most popular...
(c. 1320–1391), French nobleman and writer - Geoffrey the BakerGeoffrey the BakerGeoffrey the Baker , English chronicler, is also called Walter of Swinbroke, and was probably a secular clerk at Swinbrook in Oxfordshire....
, (died c. 1360), English historian and chronicler
In fiction:
- Geoffrey Butler, a character on the NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their... - Geoffrey the Giraffe, Toys "R" Us mascot
- Jeff (EarthBound), a character in the video game EarthBound
- GeoffreyGeoffreyGeoffrey, Geoffroy, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc. may refer to:People with the surname Geoffroy:* Geoffroy People with the given name Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Jeff, etc.:* Geoffrey...
, a character in the book Earth is round, people are flat by paul maraman omaha nebraska - Mutt and Jeff (comic strip)
- Geoff, a character from the cartoon Total Drama IslandTotal Drama IslandTotal Drama Island is a Canadian animated television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality shows. The show and its sequel seasons are collectively referred to as the Total Drama series. It premiered on the Canadian cable television specialty channel Teletoon on July 8, 2007...
- Geoff (Greyhawk)Geoff (Greyhawk)Geoff is a fictional land that is part of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Geoff was first described in 1983 in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting, where Geoff is properly known as the Grand Duchy of Geoff, and is a ducal political state of the fictional continent called the...
, a land in the fictional World of Greyhawk Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting - In the movie Get Him to the GreekGet Him to the GreekGet Him to the Greek is a 2010 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand. The film was released on June 4, 2010. Get Him to the Greek is a spin-off sequel of Stoller's 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, reuniting director...
, a geoffrey is drug cultureDrug subcultureDrug subcultures are examples of countercultures, which are primarily defined by recreational drug use.Drug subcultures are groups of people united by a common understanding of the meaning and value of the incorporation into one's life of the drug in question...
slang for a type of jointJoint (cannabis)Joint is a slang term for a cigarette rolled using cannabis. Rolling papers are the most common rolling medium among industrialized countries, however brown paper, cigarettes with the tobacco removed, and newspaper are commonly used in developing countries. Modern papers are now made from a wide...
that is laced with a variety of hard drugsHard and soft drugsHard and Soft drugs are terms to distinguish between psychoactive drugs that are addictive and perceived as especially damaging and drugs that are believed to be non-addictive and with fewer dangers associated with their use...
. - Geoffrey Jellinek on Strangers with CandyStrangers with CandyStrangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....