Scheff
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See also: scheff
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Scheff (plural Scheffs)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scheff is the 27845th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 862 individuals. Scheff is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.
Central Franconian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German schif, from Proto-Germanic *skipą. The Middle High German variant schef (with a-mutation) would have yielded /ʃɛf/.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Scheff n (plural Scheffer or Scheffe or Scheff, diminutive Scheffje or Scheffche)
- (most dialects) ship
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian neuter nouns