Saffer

Saffer is a German language topographic surname^[1] denoting someone living in a humid lowland (South German saff: "damp depression").^[2] Alternatively it may be a nickname for a greedy person (Old French saffre "glutton") in English-speaking populations or a variant of the Ashkenazic surname Safir (ornamental name from northeastern Yiddish dialect safir "sapphire").^[2] Notable people with that name include:

Junior Saffer (1918–1982), American basketball player

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