Humfrey Forename
Approximately 376 people bear this name
Humfrey Forename Definition:
Generally, and barbarously, HUMPHREY. Teuto___, ‘support of peace’: for the first element, cf. Humbert, for the second cf. Frieda. At first an aristocratic name,—dine with Duke Humphrey, by the way, indicates ‘going without a meal’,—it was in C18 mainly a peasant’s; it is now middle-class.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 72 | 1:2,466,172 | 46,125 |
| Kenya | - | 65 | 1:712,417 | 16,742 |
| Zambia | - | 54 | 1:293,607 | 8,674 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 39 | 1:554,115 | 17,419 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 28 | 1:1,885,297 | 21,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 22 | 1:701,083 | 28,034 |
| Uganda | 100% | 18 | 1:2,275,384 | 28,247 |
| England | 100% | 18 | 1:3,089,051 | 33,607 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 16 | 1:1,903,121 | 56,176 |
| Philippines | 86% | 14 | 1:7,572,106 | 116,282 |
| South Africa | 100% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| New Caledonia | - | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Brazil | - | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| United States | - | 2 | 1:181,268,488 | 793,593 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
Humfrey (414) may also be a surname.
Humfrey Forename Meaning
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Generally, and barbarously, HUMPHREY. Teuto___, ‘support of peace’: for the first element, cf. Humbert, for the second cf. Frieda. At first an aristocratic name,—dine with Duke Humphrey, by the way, indicates ‘going without a meal’,—it was in C18 mainly a peasant’s; it is now middle-class.
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