Surname · Russian
Яффе
“beautiful, comely”
Яффе is used as a surname.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Yaffe.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Яффе is Yaffe written in Cyrillic. Yaffe is a form of Jaffe. Jaffe goes back to Hebrew יפה (yafé), meaning “beautiful, comely.”
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Where it comes from
Яффе is Yaffe written in Cyrillic. Yaffe is a form of Jaffe. Jaffe comes from Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Яффе’s family of names
In Russian usage, Яффе as a surname has a transliteration in YAFFE.
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