Godfrey Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Godfrey Name Origin
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Godfrey Family Crest
Origin of the Name Godfrey
The origin of the name Godfrey was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives.
Over the centuries Surnames developed a wide number of variants. Different spellings of the same name can be traced back to an original root. Additionally when a bearer of a name emigrated it was not uncommon that their original name would be incorrectly transcribed in the record books at their new location. Surnames were also often altered over the years based on how they sounded phonetically and depending on the prevailing political conditions it may have been advantageous to change a name from one language to another.
Variants of the name Godfrey
included Godfree, Godfreed, Godfreyson, O'Gohery and Gohery. This name was introduced to France by the Norsemen and from there it spread to England , Scotland , Wales and beyond. The famous 'Godfrey of Lorraine' was a crusader who popularised the name. Godfrey is thus a name of Anglo-Norman descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts. Examples of such are a Peter Godfrey of Norfolk who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls' in England in the year 1273. A Willemus Godefray was recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the year 1379. In Scotland a John Godfrason was recorded as a witness to a quitclaim on the lands of Gladsmure in the year 1427. In Ireland the name Godfrey can be of immigrant origin, especially in Ulster , but is also an anglicized form of several Gaelic sept names. The MacGothraidh sept were a branch of the Maguires of Fermanagh while the O'Gothraidh sept was located in Counties Tipperary and Offaly. Both of these Gaelic septs anglicized their native names to Godfrey as well as MacCorry, MacGorry, Gohery and Geoghery.
The Godfrey coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. The process of creating coats of arms (also often called family crests) began in the eleventh century although a form of Proto-Heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. The new art of Heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own coat of arms, including all Godfrey descendants.
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| This Months 'Meaning of Symbols' on Family Crests: COLORS | |||||
OR (Gold) = Generosity |
Argent (Silver/White) = Sincerity, Peace |
Gules (Red) = Warrior, Martyr, Military Strength |
Azure (Blue) = Strength, Loyalty |
Vert (Green) = Hope, loyalty in love |
Sable (Black) = Constancy, Grief |
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