Boy name origins & meanings
- German : Peace
- German : God's peace
Boy name variations
Family name origins & meanings
- German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u) ‘peace’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name composed of German Gott ‘God’ + Friede ‘peace’, or ornamental adoption of the German personal name as a surname.