Given name & surname · also Italian

Buffa

“toad”

Buffa is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Sicilian. It is used in English, Italian, and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Buffa goes back to Sicilian buffa, meaning “toad.”

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Where it comes from

Buffa comes from Italian, and ultimately from Sicilian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Italian

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Sicilian

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Italian

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Italian

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Sicilian

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Italian

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Sibling ideas

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