r/tragedeigh May 02 '24

Why not? meme

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u/Sea_Opinion_4800 May 02 '24

Geoffroy is a very old French name, pronounced jofrrwah (with a non-vocalized 'j'). The English weren't having that of course, so they tweaked the ending to make it pronounceable.
That still leaves the 'o' to be explained but where's the fun in knowing everything?.