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Jaffe

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יפה
RomanizationJaffe
Jaffee
Jaffé
Yaffe
Yaffé
Yoffe
Joffe
Yuffa
Jouffa
Joffo
Jaffa
Yafo
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew
Word/nameyafe
Meaningbeautiful, pleasant
Other names
Variant form(s)Joffe, Jaffee
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Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé and Yaffe (Hebrew: יפה) are Hebrew-language surnames.[2]

Some common family names are Rory Jaffe, Elizibeth Jaffe, Jill Jaffe, and Cody Jaffe

The surname was recorded in Prague in the 16th century. It was recorded in the United Kingdom in the 1881 census, mostly in London.[1]

People

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The Jaffe family (Hebrew: יפה) is a distinguished Ashkenazi Jewish Rabbinic family, members of which have produced numerous famous rabbis, court Jews, Talmudic scholars, scientists, businessmen, academics and politicians.

Other notable people with this surname include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1394. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ^ Kaganoff, Benzion C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-56821-953-0. OCLC 34409787. Retrieved 2018-12-19.