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Scaife

UK/ˈskaɪf/

Scaife proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Scaife (plural Scaifes)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Scaife

pluralScaifes
alternative formSkaife

Origin of Scaife

From Old Norse skeifr (“awry, difficult”).

Questions about Scaife

What does Scaife mean?
Scaife means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Scaife?
Scaife is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scaife?
Scaife is pronounced /ˈskaɪf/ (UK).

Words near Scaife in the dictionary

  1. Scaglione
  2. Scagliones
  3. scagnostic
  4. scagnostics
  5. scags
  6. Scaife
  7. Scaifes
  8. scainiite
  9. scairt
  10. scaith
  11. scaithed

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