# taff

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæf/ · frequency rank #67,879

## Definitions
1. A Welshman.

## Etymology
Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff. All of Welsh origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/taff