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Given name & surname · also German

Scharf

“sharp”

Scharf is a surname from German, ultimately from Yiddish. It is used in English and German.

Original GermanScharpf

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Scharf goes back to a word meaning “sharp.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Scharf comes from German, and ultimately from Yiddish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Scharf’s family of names

In German usage, Scharf as a surname has a related form in SCHARPF.

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