Surname
Gaffiot
“hook, gaff (pole with a hook)”
Gaffiot is a surname, possibly from Old French. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaffiot possibly goes back to Old French gaffe, meaning “hook, gaff (pole with a hook).”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Old French gaffe (“hook, gaff (pole with a hook)”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gaffiot’s family of names
In French usage, Gaffiot as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form GAFF.
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Across languages 1
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