"Taaffe" meaning in English

See Taaffe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Taaffes [plural]
Etymology: Irish surname usually derived from Welsh Dafydd (“David”). However, it has been suggested that the surname actually derives from Welsh Taf (“a river of Wales”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|Dafydd||David}} Welsh Dafydd (“David”), {{der|en|cy|Taf||a river of Wales}} Welsh Taf (“a river of Wales”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Taaffe (plural Taaffes)
  1. A surname
    A surname from Irish, equivalent to English David
    Sense id: en-Taaffe-en-name-8L3CsfDy Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. A surname
    A habitational surname from Welsh
    Sense id: en-Taaffe-en-name-bF4tOcPy Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: taaffeite

Inflected forms

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