Gottfried

Gottfried is an old German man's name, its meaning is God's protection or just " divine peace." As such, it corresponds to the Hebrew- Old Testament names Solomon as well as the Muslim Suleiman. A German short form of the name is Goetz, a modification Goepfert. Gottfried is also a slightly archaic synonym for jacket, tunic, frock coat.

Name Days

Name -day Saints are called Gottfried January 13 ( Gottfried von Cappenberg ), October 2, ( Gottfried von Arnstein ) and 8 November ( Godfrey of Amiens ).

Foreign language equivalents

His non-German versions are for example:

  • Godfrey, Geoffrey, Geoff, Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jeff English (from the Anglo -Norman )
  • Geoffroi, Geoffroy, Godefroy, Godefroi, Godefroid in French
  • Goffredo in Italian
  • Godfried, Govert in Dutch
  • Godefridus

In the Slavic languages ​​was by composition of boh / bog (God) and me (peace ) is formed of the same name:

  • Bohumír in Czech and Slovak
  • Bogomír in Slovenian
  • Bogumir in Polish
  • Bogomír in Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian
  • Bohuměr in Sorbian

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Gottfried ( Godefrid, 715 testified † 720/726 ), Arnulf Inger
  • Godfrey of Admont, abbot of the monastery Admont 1138-1165, Monastery reformers, preachers and " monastic theology "
  • Godfrey of Amiens, Saint, name day: November 8
  • Geoffrey of Auxerre (* 1115, † after 1188, also: Gottfried von Clairvaux ), Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux
  • Gottfried von Berlichingen ( Götz ) ( 1480-1562 )
  • Godfrey of Beselich († 1180 ), Catholic priest, and founder and builder of monasteries, churches and other structures
  • Gottfried Böttger (* 1949), German pianist
  • Godfrey of Bouillon, crusader
  • Godfrey of Cappenberg (* 1096/97, † 1127 ), Westphalian count, Premonstratensian; is venerated as a saint ( Remembrance Day January 13 )
  • Godfrey of Fontaines ( Godefroid de Fontaines, Godefridus de Fontibus; * before 1250, † after 1305), scholastic philosopher and theologian
  • Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), Czech painter
  • Godfrey of Neifen, German-speaking minstrels, mentioned in the period from 1230 to about 1255
  • Gottfried Pohlan (1927-1989), German Enduro athletes
  • Gottfried of Strasbourg, medieval poet ( Tristan and Isolde )
  • Gottfried von Vaihingen (1189-1234)
  • Geoffroi de Vayrols († 1376 ), Bishop of Lausanne, Carpentras, Carcassonne and Toulouse
  • Geoffrey of Villehardouin ( Geoffroi de Villehardouin, * 1160, † around 1213), a French knight, military leader and chronicler; Marshal of the County of Champagne, later Marshal of the Latin Empire and Lord of Mosynopolis
  • Godfrey I of Villehardouin († 1228 ), 1209-1228 Prince of Achaia
  • Gottfried II of Villehardouin (1195-1246), 1228-1246 Prince of Achaia
  • Godfrey of Viterbo (Latin Godefridus Viterbiensis; * 1125, † by 1191/92 or shortly thereafter ), Italian historian and Latin poet
  • Gottfried von Waldeck (also Gottfried von Minden; * to 1255/1260, † 1324 ), 1304-1324 Bishop of Minden
  • Godfrey of Weißeneck († 1362 ), 1342-1362 Bishop of Passau

Ruler

Gottfried was one of the Leitnamen of the Dukes of Lorraine and Count of Anjou.

Lorraine

  • Gottfried von Jülich ( 950 ) = Count Palatine of Lorraine Gottfried
  • Godfrey I ( Lower Lorraine )
  • Gottfried II ( Lower Lorraine ) = Gottfried of the Childless ( son of Godfrey the Prisoner )
  • Gottfried III. ( Lower Lorraine ) = Godfrey the Bearded
  • Gottfried IV ( Lower Lorraine ) = Godfrey the Hunchback
  • Geoffrey V ( Lower Lorraine ) = Godfrey of Bouillon
  • Gottfried VI. ( Lower Lorraine ) = Godfrey I of Leuven, 1106-1128 († 1139 )
  • Gottfried VII ( Lower Lorraine ) = Godfrey II of Leuven, 1139-1142
  • Gottfried VIII ( Lower Lorraine ) = Gottfried III. of lions, 1142-1190

Anjou

  • Gottfried I. Gray Jacket ( Geoffroy Ier Grisegonelle ) ( † 987 ), Count of Anjou
  • Gottfried II Martel ( Geoffroy II Martel ) ( † 1060 ), Count of Anjou, etc.
  • Gottfried III. the Bearded ( III le Barbu Geoffroi ) ( † 1097 ), Count of Anjou
  • Gottfried IV Martel ( Martel Geoffroy IV ) ( † 1106), Erbgraf of Anjou
  • Geoffrey V Plantagenet ( Geoffroy le Bel V or Plante Genêt ), ( 1113-1151 ), Count of Anjou
  • Gottfried VI. ( VI Geoffroy d'Anjou ) ( 1158-1186 ), Duke ( Gottfried III. ) Of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, Count of Anjou

Brittany

  • Godfrey I, Count of Brittany, is called Duke, 992-1008
  • Gottfried II, against Duke in Nantes, 1156-1158
  • Gottfried III. , 1169-1186

Nuremberg

  • Gottfried II von Raab (approx. † 1137 )
  • Gottfried III. of Raab (approx. † 1160 )

Family name

  • Alexander Gottfried ( born 1985 ), German cyclist
  • Anne Marie Gottfried - Frost ( also: Anne Marie Gottfried; * 1924 Anne Marie Frost ) in, a visual artist, cultural workers and founder of the cultural center Schartenhof Biedenkopf Eckelshausen
  • Brian Gottfried ( born 1952 ), American tennis player
  • Gifts Gottfried (1785-1831), German serial killer
  • Gilbert Gottfried ( born 1955 ), American comedian and actor
  • Hermann Gottfried ( born 1929 ), German stained glass artists
  • Howard Gottfried, American film producer
  • Johann Ludwig Gottfried (1584-1633), theologian, translator and author
  • Kurt Gottfried, American physicist
  • Oswald Gottfried (1869-1949), German landscape and portrait painter
  • Paul Gottfried ( born 1941 ), American political scientist and author
  • Udo Gottfried ( born 1952 ), German artist
  • Willy Gottfried (1896 - ), German cyclist
  • Gottfried Wolfram ( born 1931 ), German swimmers
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