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Diffey

Diffey proper noun: a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Anglo-Norman].

Proper noun

Diffey (plural Diffeys)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Anglo-Norman].

Forms of Diffey

pluralDiffeys
alternative formDiffee

Origin of Diffey

Perhaps a nickname from Anglo-Norman defieu (“faithless, disloyal”).

Questions about Diffey

What does Diffey mean?
Diffey means a surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Anglo-Norman].
What part of speech is Diffey?
Diffey is a proper noun.

Words near Diffey in the dictionary

  1. differingly
  2. differings
  3. differintegral
  4. differintegrals
  5. differs
  6. Diffey
  7. Diffeys
  8. diffical techniculties
  9. difficidin
  10. difficile
  11. difficileness

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