Buffa
See also: buffa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).
Proper noun
Buffa (plural Buffas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffa is the 18529th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1489 individuals. Buffa is most common among White (94.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buffa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.
Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian buffa (“toad”), a nickname.
Proper noun
Buffa m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbufa]
Proper noun
Buffa m pers (female equivalent Buffová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Buffa | Buffovia | Buffovci |
| genitive | Buffu | Buffov | Buffovcov |
| dative | Buffovi | Buffom | Buffovcom |
| accusative | Buffu | Buffov | Buffovcov |
| locative | Buffovi | Buffoch | Buffovcoch |
| instrumental | Buffom | Buffami | Buffovcami |
Further reading
- “Buffa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025