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Scarff

Scarff proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Scarff (plural Scarffs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Scarff

pluralScarffs

Origin of Scarff

From northern Middle English scarfe (“cormorant”), itself from Old Norse skarfr (compare Icelandic skarfur (“cormorant”)), either a nickname for someone who resembled a cormorant or a byname from Old Norse Skarfi.

Questions about Scarff

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

Words near Scarff in the dictionary

  1. scarfed
  2. scarfed down
  3. scarfed up
  4. scarfer
  5. scarfers
  6. Scarff
  7. Scarffs
  8. scarfie
  9. scarfies
  10. scarfing
  11. scarfing down

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