Given name & surname

Baffin

“little”

Baffin is a surname from Welsh.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Baffin goes back to Welsh bach, meaning “little.”

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Where it comes from

Baffin comes from Welsh.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Welsh bach (“little”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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