Muff
A surname.
Proper noun
- A surname.
- A diminutive of the female given name Myfanwy.
Origin
* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding mouth, pout”).
Forms
Proper noun Entry 2
- A village in County Donegal, Ireland.
- An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.