About Duffy
The name "Duffy" is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname "Ó Dubhthaigh," meaning "descendant of Dubhthach." The name Dubhthach is composed of the elements "dubh," meaning "black" or "dark," and "thach," meaning "chief" or "lord." Therefore, the name "Duffy" can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the dark chief" or "descendant of the black lord."
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Most individuals with the name Duffy are male.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Duffy in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Duffy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.