Reff

reff English Etymology Borrowed from en de Reff wooden frame, a metonymic occupational surname for a carrier or peddler. Proper noun s en German. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Reff is the 34465th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 657 individuals. Reff is most common among White (85.54%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en effr RFFE German Pronunciation de /rɛf/ [ʁɛf] de Ref de De-Reff.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de reef de nds Reff, from de gml ref. Cognate with nl reef, en reef, da rev. Further origin uncertain. The West Germanic forms are possibly borrowed from de non rif. If so, the word may identical to that for “rib” (de gem-pro *ribją), from which is also de Riff reef, bank of rocks; or it may be a derivation from non ríva to tear, from gem-pro *rīfaną. Noun n,(e)s de nautical reef part of a sail that can be rolled in during high wind Declension n,(e)s Derived terms de reffen Related terms de Riff, de Rippe perhaps References reven Etymology 2 de frame From de gmh ref, from de goh href, according to Pokorny, from de ine-pro *(s)kreib-, from ine-pro *(s)ker- to bend, turn turn. Cognate with non hrip and perhaps with la corbis, whence de Korb. Compare also lt krepšỹs. Noun n,(e)s de regional a wooden frame used to carry someone or something on the back de Rückentrage Declension n,(e)s References Reff