Given name & surname

Cuff

“glove”·“son of the dark one”

Cuff is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As an English surname, it goes back to a word meaning “glove.” As an Irish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “son of the dark one.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Cuff has more than one origin: as an English surname, it comes from Middle English cuffe; as an Irish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “son of the dark one”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Cuff’s family of names

In English usage, Cuff as a surname has a related form in CUFFE. In English usage, Cuff as a surname has a related form in CUFFE. In English usage, Cuff as a surname has a related form in CUFFIE.

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