Neff
English
editEtymology
edit- As a German, Alemannic German and Jewish surname, from the noun Neffe (“nephew”).
- Americanized variant of Naff.
- As a Dutch surname, variant of Neve, related to the nephew sense above.
- As an Irish surname, shortened from McNeff, McNiff.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNeff (plural Neffs)
- A surname.
Czech
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNeff m anim (female equivalent Neffová)
- a male surname
Declension
editCategories:
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Alemannic German
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English terms derived from Irish
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛf
- Rhymes:English/ɛf/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech animate nouns
- Czech surnames
- Czech male surnames
- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech hard masculine animate nouns