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Fifer.

A person who hails from the county of Fife in Scotland.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A person who hails from the county of Fife in Scotland.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Fife Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Fifer From Fife + -er.

name

  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Fife Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Fifer From Fife + -er.

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