# Saffer

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Not to be confused with [Safa (disambiguation)](/source/Safa_(disambiguation)) or [Saffa (disambiguation)](/source/Saffa_(disambiguation)).

**Saffer** is a [German language](/source/German_language) [topographic surname](/source/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](/source/Old_French) *saffre* "glutton") in English-speaking populations or a variant of the [Ashkenazic](/source/Ashkenazic) surname **Safir** (ornamental name from northeastern [Yiddish dialect](/source/Yiddish_dialect) *safir* "[sapphire](/source/Sapphire)").[2] Notable people with that name include:

- [Junior Saffer](/source/Junior_Saffer) (1918–1982), American basketball player

## References

1. ["Saffer Surname"](https://forebears.io/surnames/saffer). *forebears.io*. Retrieved 2020-05-21. Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Germany.

1. ["Saffer Name Meaning"](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=saffer). *forebears.io*. Retrieved 2020-05-21. English (of Norman origin): nickname for a greedy person, from Old French saffre ‘glutton’. South German: topographic name for someone living in a damp depression. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Safir.

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