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Wiffen

Wiffen proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Wiffen (plural Wiffens)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Wiffen

pluralWiffens

Origin of Wiffen

From Old English wīf (“woman; wife”) + -en (“diminutive suffix”).

Questions about Wiffen

What does Wiffen mean?
Wiffen means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Wiffen?
Wiffen is a proper noun.

Words near Wiffen in the dictionary

  1. wifeward
  2. wifework
  3. wifey
  4. wifeys
  5. wiff-waff
  6. Wiffen
  7. Wiffens
  8. wifferdill
  9. wifferdills
  10. wiffle ball
  11. wiffle-ball

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