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 [ 2 syll. hum-(p)hrey, hu-mphr-ey ] The boy name Humphrey is pronounced HHAHMFRiy KEY. Humphrey's language of origin is Germanic and it is used mainly in the English language. The name means 'peaceful Hun'. Two-element name derived from hun + fridu meaning 'young animal, bear cub, Hun, warrior' + 'peace, protection, safety' respectively. Forms of Humphrey include Humfrid (Scandinavian), Humfried (Dutch and German), Hump (English), Humph (English), Humphery (English), Hunfredo (Spanish), Hunfried (German), Onfroi (French), Onofre (Spanish), and Onofredo (Italian). Other forms of Humphrey include the variant spellings Humfrey (English), Humfry (English), and Humphry (English). Humphrey is rare as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Humphrey include Humfrey (English), Humphry (English), Humfry (English), and Humphery (English). A famous person named Humphrey is Humphrey Bogart, Actor, born 25 December 1899 - 14 January 1957, New York, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Humphrey: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
