Meaning and background
The story behind Godfrey
Godfrey is a medieval English given name inherited through Norman French from a Germanic compound. Its components are associated with 'god' and 'peace', yielding the traditional interpretation 'peace of God'. The name is not simply an alternative spelling of Geoffrey, despite the histories overlapping in some forms. As a dog name it has a formal, recognisable character and the everyday two-syllable British pronunciation GOD-free.
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About Godfrey
Recorded as a dog’s name
Godfrey appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡɑdfɹi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɡɑdfɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 1G AA1 D F R IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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