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By Grace Royal · Jul 2026

Taffy

OriginWelsh
Meaning"beloved friend"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Taffy as a girl's name
NB Rank#4912

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About Taffy

Taffy is occasionally used for girls in 1996.

Famous Taffys

  • Clarence "Taffy "Abel

    American ice hockey player

  • William "Taffy" Davies

    Welsh footballer

  • Eugene "Taffy" O'Callaghan

    Welsh footballer

  • Isaac "Taffy" Spelman

    English footballer

  • Hugh "Taffy" Williams

    Welsh mercenary

  • Taft "Taffy" Wright

    American baseball player

  • Taffy Thomas

    English storyteller

Taffy in pop culture

  • Dr. Taffy Sinclair

    character in The Metatemporal Detective series by Michael Moorcock

  • Taffy

    stretchy character in video game "ClayFighter"

  • "Taffy was a Welshman

    " English nursery rhyme portraying the Welsh as thieves

Taffy in blog posts

Grandma Names: The Ultimate Guide
Food Names for Cats
Doll Names: The History of Doll Names Through the Decades

Taffy on more lists

5 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in Y for Boys
Names That Mean Friend
Names That Mean Beloved
Names That Mean Form

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