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Please help! last name diffee?

hi there is a guy i kind of like and his last name is diffee but i have no clue what nationality he is and id like to know where it originates from.


thanks!
ashley*


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Nationality is where you are born.

Diffee
Probably a variant of Irish Duffy.

Duffy
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic 㓠Dubhthaigh ??descendant of Dubhthach??, a byname derived from dubh ??black?? (see Duff). This name was borne by a 6th-century saint who was archbishop of Armagh.
Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhsh㭴he ??son of Duibhsh㭴h??, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ??black?? (see Duff) + s㭴h ??peace??.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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