Duff
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English
Etymology
From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from dubh (“dark”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Duff (countable and uncountable, plural Duffs)
- (countable) A surname.
- A placename
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States.
- (countable) A male given name
Derived terms
Terms derived from Duff
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.