English Explanatory Dictionary

ziff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A beard.
  2. Someone with a beard, especially an old man.
noun
  1. A juvenile thief.
name
  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Word forms

ziff ziffs

Etymology

Artificial surname, from Hebrew זִיו (zív, “brightness, radiance, brilliance”).

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