Gender: Male
Geoffrey George Gouriet C.B.E., M.I.E.E joined the Drive Section of the Transmitters Department of the BBC in 1937, and in 1937/38 he was the inventor of a high stability crystal-controlled variant of the Colpitts oscillator. With the outbreak of war imminent, his circuit was put to immediate use by the BBC to drive its Medium Wave broadcast transmitters, allowing the implementation of Britain's wartime single-frequency synchronised radio services from multiple transmitters. This was a technique adopted to try to prevent the Luftwaffe conducting air raids on British cities using BBC transmitters for navigation.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on June 1, 2024
On the name Geoffrey G. Gouriet, Geoffrey means Divine Peace, Peace, Peaceful Traveller.
The name Geoffrey G. Gouriet is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Geoffrey is commonly found in France, Belgium, United States of America, and 74 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Geoffrey is recorded 21,565 times globally, ranking it as the 2,960th most common name worldwide.
Geoffrey is most prevalent in France, with 10,524 occurrences, making it the 334th most popular name in the country.
In Belgium, the name Geoffrey is found among 1 in every 121 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| France | #334 | 1 : 124 |
| Belgium | #242 | 1 : 121 |
| United States of America | #1,589 | 1 : 762 |
| United Kingdom | #680 | 1 : 261 |
| South Africa | #2,389 | 1 : 3,037 |
| Nigeria | #1,632 | 1 : 1,715 |
| Netherlands | #1,533 | 1 : 849 |
| Canada | #1,148 | 1 : 784 |
| Hong Kong | #1,150 | 1 : 1,697 |
| Malaysia | #6,055 | 1 : 10,588 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Geoffrey from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Geoffrey George Gouriet C.B.E., M.I.E.E joined the Drive Section of the Transmitters Department of the BBC in 1937, and in 1937/38 he was the inventor of a high stability crystal-controlled variant of the Colpitts oscillator. With the outbreak of war imminent, his circuit was put to immediate use by the BBC to drive its Medium Wave broadcast transmitters, allowing the implementation of Britain's wartime single-frequency synchronised radio services from multiple transmitters. This was a technique adopted to try to prevent the Luftwaffe conducting air raids on British cities using BBC transmitters for navigation.
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