Riffel

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From the German surname, from short forms of derivatives of the ancient Germanic name containing *hrōþi (“fame”) such as Rudolph. Also an occupational surname from the verb riffeln (“to groove, comb, remove seeds from flax”).

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