Scaife

Scaife

Origin
Word/name	Scandinavia
Meaning	"boat-born", "awry, difficult"
Region of origin	Old Norse

Scaife is a surname meaning "Boat born" in English. It is derived from Old Norse. Other references include "awry, difficult". ^[1] The first recorded instance of this surname was in the Old English epic Beowulf . Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Scaife (born 1970), British physicist and meteorologist
• Anna Scaife (born 1981), radio astronomer
• Brendan Scaife (born 1928), Irish engineer and physicist
• Bo Scaife (born 1981), American football player
• Bobby Scaife (born 1955), English football player
• Cordelia Scaife May (1928–2005), American philanthropist; sister of Richard
• J. G. Scaife (1934–1991) British molecular biologist
• John Scaife (1908–1995) Australian cricketer
• Michael Scaife (1948–2001), British biologist and psychologist
• Nicola Scaife, Australian balloonist
• Nicky Scaife (born 1975), English footballer
• Richard Mellon Scaife (1932–2014), American newspaper publisher
• Ross Scaife (1960–2008), American academic and scholar

Other uses:

• Scaife Foundations
• Scaife Mountains

See also

• Scaif
• Skaife

References

1. Scaife at the Internet Surname Database