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Scherf

Scherf proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Scherf (plural Scherfs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Scherf

pluralScherfs

Origin of Scherf

From the German surname, reflecting multiple origins: * Middle Low German and Middle High German scherf, a kind of coin, used as a nickname for poor people, from Old High German scerf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną (“to scratch”). * From scharf, scharpf, scherf (“eager, rough”) * Habitational surname from Scherfede in Warburg

Questions about Scherf

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

Words near Scherf in the dictionary

  1. scherbets
  2. scherenschnitte
  3. Scherer
  4. Scherers
  5. Schererville
  6. Scherf
  7. Scherfs
  8. scherif
  9. scherifs
  10. Schering bridge
  11. Schering bridges

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