Humphrey

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Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; Proto-Germanic *unnaną(“to grant, bestow”) + *friþuz(“peace”). In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize Irish Amhlaoibh (= Olaf). [1]


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Humphrey

masc. proper name, from Old English Hunfrið, probably from Proto-Germanic *hun "strength" + Old English frið "peace." To dine with Duke Humphrey (17c.) meant to go without a meal, though the reason for the expression now is obscure.