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Neff

/nɛf/

Neff proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Neff (plural Neffs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Neff

pluralNeffs

Origin of Neff

* As a German, Alemannic German and Jewish surname, from the noun Neffe (“nephew”). * Americanized variant of Naff. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Neve, related to the nephew sense above. * As an Irish surname, shortened from McNeff, McNiff.

Words that rhyme with Neff

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Questions about Neff

What does Neff mean?
Neff means a surname.
What part of speech is Neff?
Neff is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Neff?
Neff is pronounced /nɛf/.

Words near Neff in the dictionary

  1. Nefertiti piercing
  2. Nefertiti piercings
  3. Nefertitian
  4. Nefertum
  5. nefesh
  6. Neff
  7. neffies
  8. neffy
  9. nefiracetam
  10. nefness
  11. nefopam

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