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No one has mentioned my favorite “Mother Goose” rhyme, “Taffy was a Welshman.”.
Um, great in Wales, not much in America. Saltwater Taffy comes to mind, but I don't believe that this name is that bad. Kinda cute, even!
The name of my youngest brother, honestly I can't seriously see it being used for girls because of him. It's a fine name.
This is my given name. In the US, it is sometimes used as a nickname for girls named Stephanie or Taffeta. I personally do not know anyone else whose given name is Taffy.
I immediately think of Laffy Taffy.
It's interesting.
I can only think of Saltwater Taffy.
In the USA, Taffy is used consistently as a name for girls only, appearing in the SSA stats from 1947 to 1996. American usage comes from a comic strip "Terry and the pirates" featuring a female character named Taffy.See also: http://www.nancy.cc/2020/08/05/baby-name-taffy/
Also a nickname for the Welsh name Taffline, which is a girl's name traditionally.
I think it's a cute sounding name even if it's a bit childish, I see both on girls and boys.
Taffy is normally an abbreviation of Dafydd (my name) and is also used as a slur against Welsh people by the English. It comes from the river Taff that runs from Brecon to Cardiff and was used in the English song "Taffy was a Welsh man, Taffy was a thief".
Also a medieval English diminutive of David. http://www.tekeli.li/onomastikon/England-Medieval/Biblical.html.
Nuh-uh! This is a joke right? Seriously, naming a son Taffy is just blatant child abuse! If this is your name, sue your parents!
This name holds so much mystery and ambiguity. I wish it was my name.
Taffy sounds more like a girl's nickname to me. It's not very masculine-sounding. Plus someone with this name will not be taken seriously. It's too ditzy, childish, and ridiculous.
This might be okay in Wales, but this is too silly to use in any English speaking country.
Um, number1212, Wales is an English-speaking country.
I kinda like it!! I was bored and I never knew Taffy was a name! I LOVE IT!
Combine with the middle name Candy.
Funny name. Sounds like a nickname for a kid.
Russian humourist writer (Real name Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Lohvickaja) used the pseudonym Taffy, but she spelled it Teffy (pronounced as Taffy).
It makes me think of the candy.
Personally, I think this name goes better with a girl.
Not so much a name as a general nickname for any Welsh person -- it can also come off as a little derogatory. Probably comes from the River Taff.

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