"Scarff" meaning in English

See Scarff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Scarffs [plural]
Etymology: From northern Middle English scarfe (“cormorant”), itself from Old Norse skarfr (compare Icelandic skarfur (“cormorant”)), either a nickname for someone who resembled a cormorant or a byname from Old Norse Skarfi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|scarfe||cormorant}} Middle English scarfe (“cormorant”), {{der|en|non|skarfr}} Old Norse skarfr, {{cog|is|skarfur||cormorant}} Icelandic skarfur (“cormorant”), {{der|en|non|Skarfi}} Old Norse Skarfi Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Scarff (plural Scarffs)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Scarff
    Sense id: en-Scarff-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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