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Chaffin

Chaffin proper noun: a surname transferred from the nickname.

Proper noun

Chaffin (plural Chaffins)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Forms of Chaffin

pluralChaffins
alternative formCaffyn
alternative formChafen
alternative formChaffins

Origin of Chaffin

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

Questions about Chaffin

What does Chaffin mean?
Chaffin means a surname transferred from the nickname.
What part of speech is Chaffin?
Chaffin is a proper noun.

Words near Chaffin in the dictionary

  1. chaffie
  2. chaffier
  3. chaffies
  4. chaffiest
  5. chaffily
  6. Chaffin
  7. chaffinch
  8. chaffinches
  9. chaffiness
  10. chaffing
  11. chaffing dish

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