"Taff" meaning in English

See Taff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * The name of the river is derived from Welsh Taf. * As an Irish and Welsh surname, a variant of Taaffe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|Taf}} Welsh Taf, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taff
  1. A river in southern Wales, flowing through Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough and the city of Cardiff to Cardiff Bay. Categories (place): Places in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Places in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, Places in Wales, Rivers in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Rivers in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, Rivers in Wales Derived forms: Taff's Well Related terms (River): Taf Translations (river): 塔夫河 (Tǎfū Hé) (Chinese Mandarin), Taf (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Taff-en-name-TSEsQlVM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'River': 93 7 Disambiguation of 'river': 100 0
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Taff-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
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