Bluff: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bluff – Meaning: a high, steep bank or cliff, often overlooking water – Origin: English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BLUF


Bluff is an English unisex name meaning “a high, steep bank or cliff, often overlooking water”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Bluff

Meaning: A high, steep bank or cliff, often overlooking water.

Origin: English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bluff

Phonetic: BLUF   IPA: /blʌf/

Popularity of Bluff

Bluff doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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