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My sister has an odd name as given to her by my father. He read in a book called "Scend of the Sea" by ???, and it's Tafline, and it's also pretty unique in that there's hardly anyone out there who shares it (I once jokingly told her she's not living up to the potential of her name when I did a Google search on it and found that most of the Taflines out there had PhD's and Masters). I reckon it's related or bastardized from the Welsh Taffy, which is their form of David. However, I'm not one-hundred percent sure on this and would appreciate it if anyone had some insights, thought, or ideas on its origin.
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Taffy...
is not the Welsh form of David, it's the English nickname for a Welshman (based on the fact that David/Dafydd (davith) was a very popular name in Wales. It's unlikely that Tafline is related to 'Taffy'; Tafline is more probably a surname. Try a good surname dictionary.
is not the Welsh form of David, it's the English nickname for a Welshman (based on the fact that David/Dafydd (davith) was a very popular name in Wales. It's unlikely that Tafline is related to 'Taffy'; Tafline is more probably a surname. Try a good surname dictionary.
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Taffy comes from the river Taff
The river Taff is the river which runs through Cardiff (the capital city of Wales).
There's a rhyme to go with the name - its not very nice though:
Taffy was a Welshman,
Taffy was a thief,
Taffy came to my house
And stole a joint of beef.
Its a common mistake in England to call someone from North Wales a 'Taff' - that's as inaccurate as calling someone from Liverpool a Cockney.
lloer
The river Taff is the river which runs through Cardiff (the capital city of Wales).
There's a rhyme to go with the name - its not very nice though:
Taffy was a Welshman,
Taffy was a thief,
Taffy came to my house
And stole a joint of beef.
Its a common mistake in England to call someone from North Wales a 'Taff' - that's as inaccurate as calling someone from Liverpool a Cockney.
lloer
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