Gofraidh
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Gofraidh is a masculine given name
in the Irish
language. It is derived from the Old French
Godefroy. A variant spelling of the Irish Gofraidh is Goffraid.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
language. It is derived from the Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
Godefroy. A variant spelling of the Irish Gofraidh is Goffraid.
List of people with the given name
- Gofraidh Fionn Ó DálaighGofraidh Fionn Ó DálaighGofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh was an Irish poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.-Biography:Gofraidh Fionn was a member of the Ó Dálaigh family of poets. He is known for his poem, Filidh Éireann go haointeach, which commemorates An Nollaig na Garma...
, (died 1387), an Irish poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland. - Gofraidh mac Briain Mac an BhairdGofraidh mac Briain Mac an BhairdGofraidh mac Briain Mac an Bhaird, Gaelic-Irish bardic poet, fl. sixteenth-century.A member of the Mac an Bhaird family of professional poets, Gofraidh is known from three surviving poems, Lámh indiu im thionnsgnamh, a Thríonóid, Dairt sonn dá seoladh go Tadhg and Doirbh don chéidsheal cinneamhuin...
, (fl. 16th century), an Irish bardic poet.