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“son-in-law”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Muff is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse mágr via Middle English, with the stated meaning “son-in-law”.
Meaning: “son-in-law”
* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding mouth, pout”).
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
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