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Kilduff

Kilduff proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Kilduff (plural Kilduffs)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Kilduff

pluralKilduffs
alternative formKildow

Origin of Kilduff

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Duibh (“son of the black-haired lad”), from giolla (“boy, lad”) and dubh (“black”).

Questions about Kilduff

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

Words near Kilduff in the dictionary

  1. Kildin Sami
  2. Kildonan
  3. Kildow
  4. Kildows
  5. Kildrum
  6. Kilduff
  7. Kilduffs
  8. Kildwick
  9. kile
  10. Kilegi
  11. kileh

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