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Jaffe

Jaffe proper noun: a surname from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Jaffe (plural Jaffes)

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Forms of Jaffe

pluralJaffes
alternative formYaffe

Origin of Jaffe

Borrowed from Hebrew יפה (yafé, “beautiful, comely”).

Words formed from Jaffe

Questions about Jaffe

What does Jaffe mean?
Jaffe means a surname from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Jaffe?
Jaffe is a proper noun.

Words near Jaffe in the dictionary

  1. Jaffa cake
  2. Jaffa cakes
  3. Jaffa orange
  4. Jaffa oranges
  5. jaffas
  6. Jaffe
  7. Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome
  8. Jaffee
  9. Jaffees
  10. jaffeite
  11. jaffeites

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