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Lafferty

Lafferty proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Lafferty (plural Laffertys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Lafferty

pluralLaffertys
alternative formLaverty

Origin of Lafferty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laithbhearthaig. Compare Flaherty.

Questions about Lafferty

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

Words near Lafferty in the dictionary

  1. Laffer curve
  2. Laffer curves
  3. Laffer-Ascher syndrome
  4. Lafferian
  5. laffers
  6. Lafferty
  7. Laffertys
  8. Laffey
  9. Laffeys
  10. Laffin
  11. laffing

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