Bluff: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

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

BLUFIPA /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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