Jeff

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//d͡ʒɛf//

A diminutive of the male given names Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jefferey, Jeffry, or Jefferson.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the male given names Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jefferey, Jeffry, or Jefferson.
We have Jeff. Jeff will be fired. We will exterminate Jeff.
After Anthony’s bond was reduced from $1 million to $250,000 in April, a press conference hosted by Alexander and NGAN devolved into chaos when Jeff Metcalf showed up.
2
A surname.

Etymology

From Jeffrey, a variant of Geoffrey, from Middle English Geffrey, from an Old French aristocratic name, Geoffroi [dʒɔfreʲ] (> West Middle French Geoffrey, East Middle French Geoffroy), itself from Proto-French forms (latinized in -us) Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century), and ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. The second element is *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”). The first element may be *gautaz (“a Geat, a Goth”) [making the Proto-Germanic term *Gautafriþu], as opposed to *gōdaz (“good”) or *gudą (“god”) in Godfrey; this would also make it related to Jocelyn. The name was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century.

Forms

plural: Jeffs

Jeep · A vehicle (of a particular brand) suitable for rough terrain.Jeeves · A surname originating as a matronymic.jeff · To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice.

Jeff · A diminutive of the male given names Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jefferey, Jeffry, or Jefferson.

Jefferson · An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics)…Jeffrey · A male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S.…Jeffries · A surname originating as a patronymic.

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