"Scaff" meaning in English

See Scaff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Scaffs [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * An English surname, perhaps a variant of Scaife. * Borrowed from Belgian Dutch Scaff. * A variant of Skaff, a Lebanese surname of Arabic origin. Possibly related to Arabic سَكَّاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Scaff}} Dutch Scaff, {{der|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|en|ar|سَكَّاف|t=shoemaker}} Arabic سَكَّاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Scaff (plural Scaffs)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Scaff

Inflected forms

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