Gottfried — German form of Godfrey, which means "peace of god" from the Germanic elements god "god" and frid "peace".
Gottfried was borne by the 13th-century German poet Gottfried von Strassburg and the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), one of the inventors of calculus.
Saintly namesake: Gottfried of Cappenberg was a German nobleman who became a monk and is remembered for his charity and founding of Cappenberg Abbey. (January 13 · 12th century)
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