Meanings
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.
The place in Malibu belongs to my husband, Geoff. He's a G-E-O-F-F Geoff, not the J-E-F-F kind.
2015 August 27, Sue Grafton, X, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN1 more example
He had become increasingly petty, irritated by details, by the diminishing, for example, of their forenames—Bill, Bert, Mike, Geoff, Steve. He wanted to inquire peevishly if a commitment to Marxism was incompatible with a disyllabic forename.
2012 April 17, P.D. James, Innocent Blood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 41
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Clipping of Geoffrey.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Geoff
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APA
Geoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geoff
MLA
“Geoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Geoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geoff.
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