Meaning & Origin
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Geoffrey.
Jeffery is a boy's and girl's baby name of Germanic origin, an alternate spelling of Jeffrey and Geoffrey — from the Old French Geoffroi, which comes from Germanic elements possibly meaning "peaceful territory" or "divine peace." The medieval form Geoffrey was common in England after the Norman Conquest.
Jeffery and Jeffrey together ranked in the U.S. top 10 boys' names from the 1950s through the 1970s, making them quintessential names of that generation. Jeff is one of the most effortlessly cool one-syllable nicknames in the English language — casual, confident, and universally recognized.