"Longstaff" meaning in All languages combined

See Longstaff on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Longstaffs [plural]
Etymology: From long + staff, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a tipstaff or beadle or, alternatively, a nickname for a tall, thin man. Etymology templates: {{com|en|long|staff}} long + staff Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Longstaff (plural Longstaffs)
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
    Sense id: en-Longstaff-en-name-su1yiRXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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