English Explanatory Dictionary

Jolliffe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Word forms

Jolliffe Jolliffes Jolliff Joliffe Joliff Jolife Jollife Jollif Jolif Jolyff Jolyf Jollie Jolli Jolley Jollye Jolly Joly Joli Jelfs Jelphs

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from jolif, from Old French joli, from Old Norse jol (“Yule”).

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