Muff

muff English Etymology As an English surname, variant of en Mowe, itself from en enm maugh son-in-law, from en non mágr. As a en de - and en gsw - surname, from the noun de mupf drooping mouth, which is probably ultimately from en gmw-pro *mauwu protruding mouth, pout. Proper noun s en. en female Myfanwy. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Muff is the 22838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1121 individuals. Muff is most common among White (76.81%) and Black/African American (19.54%) individuals. Proper noun en village co/Donegal c/Ireland. en unincorporated community co/Armstrong County s/Pennsylvania c/United States. Translations village in County Donegal, Ireland Irish: ga Magh German Pronunciation de /mʊf/ de De-Muff.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 From older Muffel, from de nl muffel, from de fro moufle, de la-med muffula. Noun m,(e)s muff piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm Declension m,(e)s Etymology 2 de muffen. Noun m,(e)s.sg de colloquial chiefly Northern Germany stench, mouldy smell de Gestank Mief de Unter den Talaren – Muff von 1000 Jahren Under the academic dresses – mouldy smell of 1000 years (famous slogan of the 1960s student movement in Germany) de 2007-11-09 Jon Mendrala; Philipp Dudek Schon 40 Jahre ohne Muff taz http://www.taz.de/!217779/ „Unter den Talaren – Muff von 1000 Jahren“ stand in weißer Schrift auf dem schwarzen Banner. Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung schrieb tags darauf, dass es schon seltsam sei, den Muff von 1000 Jahren anzuprangern – denn so alt sei die 1919 gegründete Universität doch gar nicht. https://web.archive.org/web/20240627183357/https://taz.de/!217779/ 27 June 2024 Declension m,(e)s.sg Further reading Muff_Geruch_Moder Muff Muff_Pelz_Handwaermer Muff References de Clothing Scents