goffin

G2O1F4F4I1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginCornish goghyn →
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Meanings

goffin1

noungoffin (plural goffins)

plural goffins

  1. CornwallalternativeAlternative form of coffin (“exploratory trench; deep ditch”).

Goffin2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Cornishgoghyn
  2. Englishgoffin

Borrowed from Cornish goghyn, the soft mutation of koghyn (“exploratory trench”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

offing
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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