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Riffel

Riffel proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Riffel (plural Riffels)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Riffel

pluralRiffels

Origin of Riffel

From the German surname, from short forms of derivatives of the ancient Germanic name containing *hrōþi (“fame”) such as Rudolph. Also an occupational surname from the verb riffeln (“to groove, comb, remove seeds from flax”).

Questions about Riffel

What does Riffel mean?
Riffel means a surname.
What part of speech is Riffel?
Riffel is a proper noun.

Words near Riffel in the dictionary

  1. riff-raff
  2. riff-raffs
  3. riff-raffy
  4. riffage
  5. riffed
  6. Riffel
  7. Riffels
  8. riffer
  9. rifferama
  10. Riffey
  11. Riffeys

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