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Duffy

What does Duffy mean?

Duffy Pronunciation of Duffy as a boys' name is of Gaelic origin, and the name Duffy means "swarthy". Duffy is a version of Duff (Gaelic): from the Gaelic "dubh".

STARTS WITH Du-

ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic, swarthy (dark)

Variations

VARIANTS Duffie, Duffey

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Dufry, ..

(female) Dufra, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Duffy Kain (D.K.), ..

How popular is Duffy?

Duffy is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#827 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Duff is the only popular varying form of Duffy (NOT RANKED). This relation of Duffy reached the height of its popularity in the 1950s (#1871). (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Duff in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Duffy and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Duffy is alike in pronunciation to Daffy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Daffyd, Dunly (see Dunley), Dusty, Jeffy and Raffy. These names tend to be more commonly used than Duffy.

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