Giffard Forename

1,134,117th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Giffard Forename Definition:

A male name. this, though long obsolete is a christian name, was common in the 11th and 12th C. It is apparently Old German Gebahard, Gevehard, compound of gib ‘give’ and hardu ‘bold', ‘fierce’.

Gifardus, Gifartus Domesday Book 1086.

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Giffard Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia-531:4,867,239194,282
United States-81:45,317,122288,724
England
67%
 
61:9,267,15467,986
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271

Giffard (3,777) may also be a surname.

Giffard Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. this, though long obsolete is a christian name, was common in the 11th and 12th C. It is apparently Old German Gebahard, Gevehard, compound of gib ‘give’ and hardu ‘bold', ‘fierce’.

Gifardus, Gifartus Domesday Book 1086. Giffard Hundred Rolls 1273. Gyffard Hundred Rolls 1273. Gifford Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Giffard Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giffar9251/
Gifard9213/
Gifford862,378/
Ghiffar8637/
Geffard869/
Gifferd865/
Jiffard862/
Guffard861/
Gifar83387/
Ifard831/
Guifford804/
Giefford802/
Ghifar77255/
Geffar7785/
Giford7756/
Jiffar7711/
Gifair776/
Giffor775/
Gaifar775/
Ifford774/
Effard774/
Siffar774/
Gisfar772/
Gifare771/
Giferd771/
Gefard771/
Guifar771/
Gufard771/
Isfard771/
Cifford71111/
Jifford7178/
Gefford7136/
Gaiford7114/
Gyfford7112/
Jeffard7112/
Sifford717/
Gefferd715/
Giffort714/
Giffert714/
Jaiffar713/
Gisford713/
Gieford713/
Gajffar712/
Gheffar712/
Guifare711/
Ghiffor711/
Ghaifar711/
Guiffor711/
Jiffare711/
Jaifard711/
Seifard711/
Soiffar711/
Gujffar711/
Gufford711/
Guiford711/
Gaifare711/
Ghuifar711/
Gieferd711/
Caifard711/
Jeiffar711/
Jifar676,263/
Sifar67320/
Iford67150/
Gefar6745/
Zifar6732/
Chifford6719/
Gifor676/
Efard675/
Guidford673/
Cifar672/
Jeffhard671/
Jeffeard671/
Gayfford671/
Gyfar671/
Gaisford671/
Guifaure671/
Aishfard671/
Ifart671/
Jfard671/
Joifford671/
Jeffards671/

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