English Explanatory Dictionary

Telfer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old French.
noun
  1. Alternative form of telpher.

Word forms

Telfer Telfers

Etymology

Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).

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