Gottfried

Gottfried is an old German male name, its meaning is God's protection or "divine peace". As such it corresponds to the Hebrew Old Testament name Solomon as well as the Muslim Suleiman . A German short form of the name is Götz , a modification of Göpfert . Gottfried is also a somewhat outdated synonym for jacket, uniform skirt, frock coat.

Name days

Name days of the saint named Gottfried are

• January 13 ( Gottfried von Cappenberg ) (* 1096/97; † 1127)
• October 2nd , ( Gottfried von Arnstein ) († 1151) [?]
• November 8 ( Gottfried von Amiens ) (1066–1115)

Foreign language equivalents

Its non-German language versions are for example:

• Godfrey , Geoffrey , Geoff , Jeffrey , Jeffery , Jeff in English (from Anglo- Norman )
• Geoffroi , Geoffroy , Godefroy , Godefroi , Godefroid in French
• Goffredo in Italian
• Godfried , Govert in Dutch
• Godefridus

In the Slavic languages, the same name was formed by combining boh / bog (God) and mir (peace):

• Bohumír in Czech and Slovak
• Bogomir in Slovenian
• Bogumił in Polish
• Bogomir in Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian
• Bohuměr in Sorbian

Well-known namesake

Ruler

• Gottfried († 709), Alemannic Duke, Agilolfinger
• Gottfried I (Habsburg-Laufenburg) (1239–1271), Count of Habsburg-Laufenburg, Count in Zurichgau
• Gottfried I. (Gâtinais) (French: Geoffroy; † after 991), Count of Gâtinais
• Gottfried I (Tübingen) († 1316), Count of Böblingen and Count Palatine of Tübingen
• Gottfried I of Villehardouin († 1228), Prince of Achaia from 1209 to 1228
• Gottfried II von Villehardouin (1195–1246), from 1228 to 1246 Prince of Achaia
• Gottfried II of Raabs († approx. 1137)
• Gottfried III. von Raabs († approx. 1160)
• Gottfried III. (Perche) († 1202), Count of Perche
• Gottfried III. (Sponheim) (* before 1183; † 1218), Count of the County of Sponheim
• Gottfried III. (Reichenbach) (* around 1210, † 1279), Count of Reichenbach
• Gottfried zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1597–1635), Count of Castell
• Gottfried (Friesland) († 885), Viking leader and ruler in Friesland
• Gottfried Haraldsson (* around 820, † around 856), Viking prince
• Gottfried von Lusignan (* before 1150; † May 1216), Lord of Vouvant and Mervent and Count of Jaffa
• Gottfried von Namur (1080–1139), 1097 Count of Château-Porcien (uxor nomine) and from 1102 Count of Namur

Arnsberg

• Gottfried I (Arnsberg) († after 1168), Burgrave of Utrecht and since 1132 Count of Werl-Arnsberg
• Gottfried II. (Arnsberg) (* 1157; † 1235), from 1185 regent of the county of Arnsberg
• Gottfried III. (Arnsberg) (* around 1214; † between 1284 and 1287), Count of Arnsberg
• Gottfried IV. (Arnsberg) (* around 1295, † 1371), the last count of the county of Arnsberg; ruled from 1338 to 1368

Eppstein

• Gottfried I. (Eppstein) (* approx. 1169 or approx. 1160 or 1165; † 1223)
• Gottfried II. (Eppstein) (13th century), nobleman of the younger line of the Eppstein family
• Gottfried III. (Eppstein) (* around 1222 or around 1227; † 1293 or 1294)
• Gottfried IV. (Eppstein) (* around 1290; † before 1342), nobleman of the younger line of the Eppstein family
• Gottfried V. (Eppstein) (* around 1318; † between 1336 and 1341)

Joinville

• Gottfried I. (Joinville) (fr. Geoffroy I .; † 1080), Lord of Joinville and Comes Ioviniaci (Count of Joigny?)
• Gottfried II (Joinville) († 1096), Lord of Joinville
• Gottfried III. (Joinville) († 1188) was Lord of Joinville and Seneschal of the county of Champagne
• Gottfried IV. (Joinville) († 1190), Lord of Joinville
• Gottfried V (Joinville) (* before 1173; † 1203/1204), Lord of Joinville, Seneschal of the County of Champagne

Goat grove

• Gottfried I. (Ziegenhain) (* 1099; † 1168), from 1141 Count of Wegebach-Ziegenhain
• Gottfried II (Ziegenhain) (* 1156; † around 1200), from 1189 Count of Ziegenhain
• Gottfried IV. (Ziegenhain) († 1250), from 1229 Count von Ziegenhain and von Nidda
• Gottfried V. (Ziegenhain) († 1272), count of Ziegenhain from 1258
• Gottfried VI. (Ziegenhain) (* 1262; † 1304), from 1272 Count of Ziegenhain
• Gottfried VIII (Ziegenhain) (* after 1350; † 1394), from 1372 Count of Ziegenhain and Nidda

Gottfried was one of the key names of the Dukes of Lorraine and the Counts of Anjou .

Lorraine

• Gottfried von Jülich (around 950) = Count Palatine Gottfried of Lorraine
• Gottfried I (Lower Lorraine) (* 940/945; † 964), from 959 to 964 Duke of Lower Lorraine
• Gottfried II. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried the childless (son of Gottfried the prisoner )
• Gottfried III. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried the Bearded
• Gottfried IV. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried the hunchback
• Gottfried V. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried von Bouillon
• Gottfried VI. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried I. von Löwen, 1106–1128 († 1139)
• Gottfried VII. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried II. Von Löwen, 1139–1142
• Gottfried VIII. (Lower Lorraine) = Gottfried III. von Löwen, 1142–1190

Anjou

• Gottfried I. Gray jacket (Geoffroy Ier Grisegonelle ) († 987) Count of Anjou
• Gottfried II Martel (Geoffroy II Martel ) († 1060) Count of Anjou etc.
• Gottfried III. the bearded (Geoffroi III le Barbu ) († 1097) Count of Anjou
• Gottfried IV Martel (Geoffroy IV Martel ) († 1106), Hereditary Count of Anjou
• Gottfried V. Plantagenet (Geoffroy V le Bel or Plante Genêt ), (1113–1151) Count of Anjou
• Gottfried VI. (Geoffroy VI d'Anjou) (1158–1186), Duke (Gottfried III) of Brittany , Earl of Richmond , Count of Anjou

Brittany

• Gottfried I , Count of Brittany, calls himself Herzog, 992–1008
• Gottfried II , anti-duke in Nantes, 1156–1158
• Gottfried III. , 1169-1186

Spiritual dignitaries

• Gottfried von Admont , abbot of the Admont monastery from 1138 to 1165, monastery reformer, preacher and "monastic theologian"
• Gottfried von Arnsberg (* around 1285; † 1363), from 1321 to 1349 Bishop of Osnabrück and from 1348 to 1359 Archbishop of Bremen
• Gottfried von Auxerre (* 1115, † after 1188; also: Gottfried von Clairvaux ), Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux
• Gottfried von Beselich († around 1180), Catholic priest, and founder and builder of monasteries, churches and other buildings
• Gottfried von Bilstein († 1289), abbot of the Grafschaft monastery from 1272 to 1289
• Gottfried Bischof (around 1619; † 1288), abbot of the Oberzell monastery from 1248 to 1288
• Gottfried von Hanau , Commander of the Teutonic Order
• Gottfried III. von Hohenlohe († 1322), from 1314 to 1322 Bishop of Würzburg
• Gottfried (Münsterschwarzach) († 1213), Abbot of Münsterschwarzach
• Gottfried von Padberg (also: Gottfried von Scharfenberg; † 1343), as Gottfried II. From 1325 to 1343 abbot of the Grafschaft monastery
• Geoffroi de Vayrols († 1376), Bishop of Lausanne, Carpentras, Carcassonne and Toulouse
• Gottfried von Waldeck (also Gottfried von Minden; * around 1255/1260, † 1324), from 1304 to 1324 Bishop of Minden
• Gottfried von Weißeneck († 1362), bishop of Passau from 1342 to 1362
• Gottfried II (Würzburg) († 1197), Bishop of Würzburg
• Gottfried von Xanten († after 1135), provost of St. Severin in Cologne and of St. Viktorstift in Xanten, elected but not confirmed Archbishop of Cologne

Further bearers of the first name

Middle Ages (also Latinized as Godefridus )

• Gottfried (Arnulfinger) ( Godefrid , before 715–720 / 726), Arnulfinger
• Gottfried von Berlichingen ( Götz ; 1480–1562), Frankish imperial knight
• Godfrey of Bouillon (around 1060–1100), crusader
• Gottfried von Fontaines ( Godefroid de Fontaines, Godefridus de Fontibus ; before 1250 – after 1305), philosopher and theologian
• Gottfried von Franken (* 13th / 14th century), German, born in Würzburg, author of an agricultural technical book, especially on wine refinement
• Geoffrey de Geneville (1225 / 1233-1314), Anglo-French nobleman, military man and civil servant
• Gottfried von Neifen , German-speaking minstrel
• Gottfried von Strasbourg († around 1215), medieval poet
• Gottfried von Vaihingen (1189–1234), Count of Calw
• Gottfried von Villehardouin ( Geoffroi de Villehardouin ; around 1160 – around 1213), French knight, military leader and chronicler
• Gottfried von Viterbo ( Godefridus Viterbiensis ; around 1125 – around 1191), Italian historian and poet

Modern times

• Gottfried von Banfield (1890–1986), Austro-Hungarian naval aviator
• Gottfried Benn (1886–1956), German doctor, poet and essayist
• Gottfried Bernhardy (1800–1875), German philologist
• Gottfried Böhm (* 1920), German architect and sculptor
• Gottfried Böttger (1949–2017), German pianist
• Gottfried von Bülow (1831–1907), German archivist and historian
• Gottfried August Bürger (1747–1794), German poet
• Gottfried von Cramm (1909–1976), German tennis player
• Gottfried Döring (1801–1869), German cantor and author
• Gottfried von Eine (1918–1996), Austrian composer
• Gottfried von Eine (* 1940), German radio play director and author
• Gottfried Eisenmann (1795–1867), German doctor, politician and publicist
• Gottfried Bermann Fischer (1897–1995), German publisher
• Gottfried Bernhard Göz (1708–1774), German painter
• Gottfried Hasenkamp (1902–1990), German writer
• Gottfried Heller (* 1935), German asset manager and author
• Gottfried Helnwein (* 1948), Austrian-Irish artist
• Gottfried Hermann (1772–1848), German classical philologist
• Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Swiss poet and politician
• Gottfried Kinkel (writer) (1815–1882), German writer
• Gottfried Kinkel (philologist) (1844–1891), German classical philologist
• Gottfried Kinkel (politician) (1871–1932), German politician (SPD, USPD), MdL Württemberg
• Gottfried Klier (* 1949), German musician and composer
• Gottfried Kosegarten (orientalist) (1792–1860), German orientalist and linguist
• Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646–1716) German philosopher, mathematician, diplomat and historian
• Gottfried Lindauer (1839–1926), Czech painter
• Gottfried Mutschlechner (1949–1991), Italian mountaineer
• Gottfried Pohlan (1927–1989), German enduro athlete
• Gottfried von Raesfeld (1522–1586), German cathedral dean and bailiff
• Johann Gottfried Quistorp (1755–1835), German architect, painter and university professor
• Gottfried Sälzler (1921–1968), German soccer player and sports official
• Gottfried Schramm (architect) (1894–1982), German architect
• Gottfried Schramm (historian) (1929–2017), German historian
• Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753), German organ builder
• Gottfried Vollmer (publisher) (1768–1815), German publisher and bookseller
• Gottfried Vollmer (racing driver) (1906– ??), German automobile racing driver
• Gottfried Vollmer (actor) (* 1953), German actor
• Gottfried Wagener (1831–1892), German scientist and technician
• Gottfried Weilenmann (1920–2018), Swiss cyclist
• Gottfried Christian Winckler (1635–1684), German physician

Middle name

• Heinrich Gottfried Philipp Gengler (1817–1901), German legal historian
• Christian Gottfried Giebel (1820–1881), German zoologist and paleontologist
• Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803), German poet, translator, theologian and philosopher
• Magnus Gottfried Lichtwer (1719–1783), German lawyer and fabulous poet
• Ernst Gottfried Mahrenholz (* 1929), German lawyer, university professor and judge
• Johannes Gottfried Mayer (1953–2019), German literary scholar and medical historian
• Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), German physician, natural scientist and politician
• Carl Gottfried Pfannschmidt (1819–1887), German painter
• Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764–1850), Prussian graphic artist and sculptor
• Johann Gottfried Sommer (1782 / 1783–1848), German writer
• Johann Gottfried Tulla (1770–1828), German engineer

family name

• Alexander Gottfried (* 1985), German racing cyclist
• Annemarie Gottfried-Frost (also: Annemarie Gottfried; * 1924 as Annemarie Frost), visual artist, cultural worker and founder of the Schartenhof cultural center in Biedenkopf-Eckelshausen
• Anton Gottfried (1862–1954), American organ pipe manufacturer of German origin
• Brian Gottfried (* 1952), American tennis player
• Gesche Gottfried (1785–1831), German serial killer
• Gilbert Gottfried (* 1955), American comedian and actor
• Hermann Gottfried (1929–2015), German glass painter
• Howard Gottfried (1923–2017), American film producer
• Johann Ludwig Gottfried (1584–1633), theologian, translator and author
• Kurt Gottfried (* 1929), American physicist
• Martin Gottfried († 2014), American theater critic
• Oswald Gottfried (1869–1949), German landscape and portrait painter
• Paul Gottfried (* 1941), American political scientist and author
• Stefan Gottfried (* 1971), Austrian harpsichordist, pianist, horn player and conductor
• Udo Gottfried (* 1952), German artist
• Willy Gottfried (1896–1968), German racing cyclist
• Wolfram Gottfried (* 1931), German swimming athlete

See also

• Gottfried (ship)
• Gottlieb
• God's peace
• Fear god
• Holy Gottfried
• Long Gottfried

Individual evidence

1. ↑ But now you have a little cup of warm beer with me and take off your Gottfried just like me; It's damn warm in this house when the sun is shining outside and the warm beer inside. from Karl May: Die Liebe des Ulanen, page 129, first edition in "Deutscher Wanderer", 1883 - 1885, Verlag Münchmeyer, Dresden, here online .
2. ^ Website of the museum Gottfried / Godefroid von / de Bouillon [1]