Duff
English
Etymology
From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from dubh (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʌf/
- Homophone: duff
- Rhymes: -ʌf
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
- Duff Hill
- Duff Islands
- Duff Peak
- Duff Point
- Duff River
- Duff's device
- Dufftown
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.