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Muff.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname.

  2. A diminutive of the female given name Myfanwy.

Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding mouth, pout”).

name

  1. A village in County Donegal, Ireland.

  2. An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding mouth, pout”).

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