When Frank Duffy was born in 1876, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, his father, John Dufay, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Upward, was 29. He married Alice O'CONNELL on 7 October 1900, in Curling, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1959, at the age of 83.
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Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Seamus, Siobhan, Aidan, Brigid, Eamon, Kieran, Malachy, Aileen, Briana, Bridie, Caitlin.
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhthaigh ‘descendant of Dubhthach’, a byname derived from dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ). This name was borne by a 6th-century Christian saint who was archbishop of Armagh.
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe ‘son of Duibhshíth’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ) + síth ‘peace’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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