Wiffen

W4I1F4F4E1N1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wīf →
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Meanings

proper nounWiffen (plural Wiffens)

plural Wiffens

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīf“woman; wife”
  2. EnglishWiffen

From Old English wīf (“woman; wife”) + -en (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

Wiffen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wiffen

MLA

“Wiffen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wiffen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wiffen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wiffen.

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