Given name & surname · also Old Norse

Jolliffe

Jolliffe is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jolliffe comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old French joli, from Old Norse jol.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Jolliffe’s family of names

In English usage, Jolliffe as a surname has a related form in Joli. In English usage, Jolliffe as a surname has a related form in JOLLY. In English usage, Jolliffe as a surname has a related form in Joly.

Walk Jolliffe’s family in the name graph

JolliffeJoliJollyJollieJolyJolleyJolliJoliffeJolifJolliffJelphsJelfsJollyeJolyfJolyffJolle

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