Scarff

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English scarfe ← Old Norse skarfr →
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Meanings

proper nounScarff (plural Scarffs)

plural Scarffs

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old NorseSkarfi
  2. Old Norseskarfr
  3. Middle Englishscarfe“cormorant”
  4. EnglishScarff

From northern Middle English scarfe (“cormorant”), itself from Old Norse skarfr (compare Icelandic skarfur (“cormorant”)), either a nickname for someone who resembled a cormorant or a byname from Old Norse Skarfi.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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