taff · noun1
Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff. All of Welsh origin.
Taff · proper noun2
- Welsh · borrowed fromTaf
- English todayTaff
* The name of the river is derived from Welsh Taf. * As an Irish and Welsh surname, a variant of Taaffe.
Words from the same roots
WelshTaf all →
Taaffe
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