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giffard (1084)
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giffard (1084)

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gifard,  gifart;  giffard,  giffarde,  giffart  
  FEW:  kifel 16,321a Gdf:  gifart 4,277b GdfC: ∅ TL: gifart 4,315 DEAF:  *gife (gifart) G719 DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

name chubby, round-faced (used as a (sur)name): 
( 1084 )  Walter Gifard  Family Names Giffard
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Giffart le Peitevin  GAIMAR1 6077
( 1158 )  William Giffard  Family Names Giffard
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  Willame Giffard e Randolf le eveske de Dureme mist en garde a la tur de Loundres  Reis Engl1 172
( 1321-2 )  seignour Johan Giffard de Brymmesfeld  Stats i 182
( MS: s.xiv )  sire Johan Giffarde  Reis Engl foltys 232.8

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