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in reply to a message by Matthew
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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