Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diffey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: dif-fey
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Anglo-Norman].

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname from Anglo-Norman defieu (“faithless, disloyal”).

Word Breakdown

Root: defieu

Inflected Forms

Diffeys (plural) Diffee (alternative)

Questions

What does diffey mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname [in turn from Anglo-Norman].
Where does diffey come from?: Perhaps a nickname from Anglo-Norman defieu (“faithless, disloyal”).

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