Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname QUAIFE.

From Surnames, by Ernest Weekley, 1916.

QUAIFE. Sussex name, from a Norman form of coif, meaning, "coif," a hairdo, or, a hood or close-fitting cap. Coif is also a fabric or mail worn under a helmet.

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