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Diffley

Diffley proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Diffley (plural Diffleys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Diffley

pluralDiffleys

Origin of Diffley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhgiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad”).

Questions about Diffley

What does Diffley mean?
Diffley means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Diffley?
Diffley is a proper noun.

Words near Diffley in the dictionary

  1. diffission
  2. diffix
  3. diffixes
  4. difflation
  5. difflations
  6. Diffley
  7. Diffleys
  8. diffluence
  9. diffluences
  10. diffluent
  11. difflugid

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