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Schiff.

A surname from German.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname from German.

  2. A surname from German. A Jewish surname from Yiddish

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old High German skif Middle High German schif German Schiffbor. English Schiff Borrowed from German Schiff.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.