Chaffin

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proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname.

OriginMiddle English chaffin ← Old French chauf →
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Meanings

proper nounChaffin (plural Chaffins)

plural Chaffins · alternative Caffyn · alternative Chafen · alternative Chaffins

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchchauf“bald”
  2. Middle Englishchaffin
  3. EnglishChaffin

A nickname for a bald man, from Middle English chaffin, a diminutive of Old French chauf (“bald”).

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APA

Chaffin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaffin

MLA

“Chaffin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaffin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chaffin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaffin.

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