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- ↑ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Geoffrey
- ↑ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 287b - 288a - 296ab.
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