Details for the forename Duff

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Duff (male)


Pet Name for:	Dubhaltach (M) Dubhán (M) Dubhdara (M) Dubhghall (M) Dùbhghlas (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Scottish, from the Gaelic "dark". Duff originated partly as a transferred surname and partly as a pet-name for a number of Gaelic names containing dubh or duf(f). Some of these are listed above. It is also used as a nick-name or Tee-name [see our FAQ #13] for men with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. Duff appears rarely but significantly in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire.