Heussaff | |
Pronunciation: | in Breton pronounced as /ˈøsã/ |
Meaning: | Ushant |
Region: | Brittany |
Origin: | France |
Variant: | Heusaff |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Heussaff or Heusaff is a surname, and may refer to;
Heussaff is a toponymic surname that derives from an old spelling for the isle of Ushant (Eusa in modern Breton). Like for the surname Henaff or Gourcuff, the digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel. In fact the modern orthography should be Heussañ.