Geoffrey

J+R

How do you pronounce this?

 

I always thought it was "Jeffrey".  I had a client and he said it was "Joff - rey" which I actually kind of like!

EmmaRain

Everyone I've known named Geoffrey pronounced it "Jeffrey" even Geoffrey the Giraffe (ToysRUs mascot) is pronounced "Jeffrey."

I have a friend named Geoffrey who goes by Geoff, pronounced "Jeff."

https://forvo.com/word/geoffrey/

Eros

I known a few Geoffreys and a Geoff.  They all pronounced it Jeffrey/Jeff.  I don't know if this is technically right...but it seems to be the norm. 

imavera

I've always heard it pronounced "Jeffrey"

LMS05

I have an uncle Geoffrey and he pronounces it Jeffrey. He's from England so maybe it's common there? There is a restaurant called Geoffreys in Malibu and it's not pronounced like Jeffrey, it's pronounced "Joff-reys"

I like the name too. ?

MrsH_2008

I pronounce it like "jeffrey".

JnJHud

"Jeffrey."

I knew a Geoffrey/Geoff in elementary school. He was popular, but people still teased him and said "Gee-off." Once adolescence set in, it got worse and became "Get off." Gross.

adam+katie

Jeffery.  It is my Dad's name, but he goes by Geoff. 

thenewmrsrussell

I always see it as Gee-Off-Rey

But from what I understand it's just like Jeffrey.

UrbanHippieMama

I think it's pronounced 'Jeffrey'.

DarcyLongfellow

It's Jeffrey.  In England, it is far more common to spell the name Geoffrey than Jeffrey.  Pronounced exactly the same though.

I did know one person in high school who pronounced it Joff-rey.  I always kind of felt like his poor parents had just seen the name written but didn't know how to pronounce it.

franciscaz

"I don't want grow up I'm a ToyRUs kid"... I couldn't help myself, but yeah I say Jeffrey.  That is what they call the giraffe and that is how the giraffe spells it.

LMS05

DarcyLongfellow:

I did know one person in high school who pronounced it Joff-rey.? I always kind of felt like his poor parents had just seen the name written but didn't know how to pronounce it.

This isn't true though. I posted that there is a restaurant in Malibu called Geoffreys. My brother got engaged there. The people at the restaurant pronounce it "joff-reys". ?

KittenGator

EmmaRain:

Everyone I've known named Geoffrey pronounced it "Jeffrey" even Geoffrey the Giraffe (ToysRUs mascot) is pronounced "Jeffrey."

This, lol. I always think of the giraffe. ?