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Schaff

Schaff proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Schaff (plural Schaffs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Schaff

pluralSchaffs

Origin of Schaff

* As a German surname, variant of Schaaf. * As a Jewish surname, from German Schaf (“sheep”) or its Yiddish equivalent שאָף (shof). * Also as a German surname, from the noun Schaff (“tub, wooden barrel”), compare Scheffel.

Questions about Schaff

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

Words near Schaff in the dictionary

  1. schafarzikite
  2. Schafer
  3. Schafernaker
  4. Schafernakers
  5. Schafers
  6. Schaff
  7. schaffel
  8. Schaffer
  9. Schaffers
  10. Schaffhausen
  11. Schaffner

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