Surname

Scaife

“awry, difficult”

Scaife is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Scaife goes back to Old Norse skeifr, meaning “awry, difficult.”

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Where it comes from

Scaife comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse skeifr (“awry, difficult”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Scaife’s family of names

In English usage, Scaife as a surname has a related form in SCAFF. In English usage, Scaife as a surname has a related form in SKAIFE. In English usage, Scaife as a surname has a related form in SKAIFE.

Walk Scaife’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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“sun” · “temple”

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Germanic

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No U.S. birth series

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