Given name & surname
Bruff
“fortified place”
Bruff is a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bruff is a form of Brough. Brough goes back to Old English burh, meaning “fortified place.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bruff is a form of Brough. Brough comes from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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