Scheff

See also: scheff

English

Proper noun

Scheff (plural Scheffs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Scheff is the 27845th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 862 individuals. Scheff is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Schoff, Schöff (parts of Eifel, southwestern Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German schif, from Proto-Germanic *skipą. The Middle High German variant schef (with a-mutation) would have yielded /ʃɛf/.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃef/

Noun

Scheff n (plural Scheffer or Scheffe or Scheff, diminutive Scheffje or Scheffche)

  1. (most dialects) ship
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