Godfrey (name) Godfrey is a given name and a surname . The given name is derived from the Old French Godefroy , a name composed of the elements: the first being either god or gōd ; the second being fred . The name was brought to England by settlers from Normandy , the Low Countries , and France . The name is rendered Goraidh , Goiridh in Scottish Gaelic . In some cases the surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Godfrey , Godefrey ; or the Old French Godefrei , Godefroi , Godefrois ; or the Continental Germanic Godefrid . In other cases, the surname is derived from the Irish Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh .Given name Medieval Godfrey of Amiens , bishop of Amiens Godfrey of Bath , bishop of Bath Godfrey of Bouillon , leader of the First Crusade Godfrey of Brabant , Belgian noble Godfrey of Cambrai , prior and poet Godfrey of Chichester , bishop of Chichester Godfrey of Esch , Lord of Esch and crusader Godfrey of Fontaines , scholastic philosopher and theologian Godfrey of Hohenstaufen , Patriarch of Aquileia Godfrey of Saint Victor , French monk and theologian Godfrey of Viterbo , Roman Catholic chronicler Godred Crovan , King of Dublin and the Isles Gofraid mac Amlaíb meic Ragnaill, King of Dublin Godfrey van Rhenen , bishop of UtrechtModern Godfrey , stage name of Godfrey Danchimah Godfrey Abela, Maltese darts player Godfrey Agnew, British civil servant Godfrey Argent, English photographer Godfrey Ashby, British Anglican bishop, theologian and academic Godfrey Cambridge , American comedian Godfrey Fuchs , German-Canadian soccer player Godfrey Kiprotich , Kenyan distance runner Godfrey Reggio , American director of experimental documentary films Godfrey A. Rockefeller, American aviator Godfrey Zaunbrecher , American football player Thomas Godfrey Evans , English cricketer Godfrey Gao , Taiwanese-Canadian model and actorFictional characters Godfrey Ablewhite, a character in the novel The Moonstone Godfrey, also known as Godric, a character in the Southern Vampire Mysteries novels by Charlaine HarrisSurname Albert Earl Godfrey , Canadian First World War flying ace Ambrose Godfrey , phosphorus manufacturer Arthur Godfrey , American radio and television broadcaster Ben Godfrey , English professional footballer Bob Godfrey , English animator Bob Godfrey, Scottish footballer Brian Godfrey , Welsh footballer Dan Godfrey , British conductor, son of bandmaster Daniel Godfrey Daniel Godfrey , British bandmaster and composer Daniel Strong Godfrey , American composer DeWitt Godfrey , an American modernist sculptor Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey , magistrate murdered in 1678 Edmund Godfrey-Faussett Frederick Race Godfrey , public figure and politician in Victoria, Australia George Godfrey , Canadian boxer and world 'colored' heavyweight champion * Feab S. Williams, American boxer and world 'colored' heavyweight champion Isidore Godfrey , conductor Kathy Godfrey , American talk show host on radio and television Laurie Godfrey , American anthropologist Marjorie Godfrey , Indian politician Martyn Godfrey , English-Canadian author Paul Godfrey , former president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays Richard Godfrey , multiple people Robert John Godfrey , British composer, pianist and founder member of The Enid Steve Godfrey, multiple people Thomas J. Godfrey,, American legislator Tommy Godfrey , British actor Tony Godfrey , English football goalkeeper who played for Southampton, Aldershot and Rochdale Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey , American tapestry artist William Godfrey, multiple peopleCitations
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