Gottfried
Gottfried is a classic Germanic masculine name renowned throughout European medieval history and literature. It carries the peaceful meaning of 'God's protection and peace', corresponding to names like Godfrey. It is a dignified, resonant choice rich in historical grandeur.
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International equivalents and translations
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA name meaning 'God's peace', figuratively signifying one who is protected by God.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza zo starohornonemeckého mena Gotfrid, utvoreného z prvkov got (Boh) a fridu (mier, ochrana). Vykladá sa ako „Boží mier“ alebo „ten, koho chráni Boh“.
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GOTTFRIED
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling16 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsVýslovnosť: got-frít
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Gottfried
28People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
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