Given name & surname · also Middle English

Loft

“loft, attic”

Loft is a surname from Middle English (ultimately Danish).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Loft goes back to Middle English lofte, meaning “loft, attic.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Loft comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Danish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English lofte (“loft, attic”), from Danish Loft.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Danish

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No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

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Middle English

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Middle English

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“glade”

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Middle English

Lobb

“lump”

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Middle English

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“way, path”

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Middle English

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“long”

No U.S. birth series

84% boys · 16% girls

Sibling ideas

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