Meanings
plural Jolliffes · alternative Jolliff · alternative Joliffe · alternative Joliff · alternative Jolife · alternative Jollife · alternative Jollif · alternative Jolif · alternative Jolyff · alternative Jolyf · alternative Jollie · alternative Jolli · alternative Jolley · alternative Jollye · alternative Jolly · alternative Joly
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Origin
- Old Norsejol“Yule”
- Old Frenchjoli
- EnglishJolliffe
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from jolif, from Old French joli, from Old Norse jol (“Yule”).
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