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Name Tuffin
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English (Archaic), Anglo-Norman
Edit Status Status1. basic formatting

Meaning & History

Tuffin is a surname that was brought to England in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the medieval female given name Tiffania, that comes from the Greek Theophania, composed of the elements theos, meaning God and phainein meaning to appear. Tuffin translates roughly as 'the manifestation of God'.
Added 6/28/2024 by flynsies