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Dates
The earliest known member was Buffo Boffin, born c. III 2725 (1125 by the Shire-reckoning)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Settlements
Associated with the Yale in the Eastfarthing of the Shire
Pronunciation
bo'ffin
Meaning
An anglicised form of the original Hobbit-name Bophín, said to mean 'one who laughs loudly'
Other names
Bophín

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Boffin Family

An important Hobbit family from the Yale

A prominent family of the Shire, associated with the region of the Yale in the Eastfarthing. Important members include Berylla Boffin, who was an ancestor of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, and Folco Boffin, who helped Frodo in his move from Bag End.


See also...

Adalbert Bolger, Alfrida of the Yale, Baggins Family, Berylla Boffin, Bophîn Family, Bosco Boffin, Buffo Boffin, Daisy Baggins, Druda Burrows, Folco Boffin, Folklands, Goodenough Family, Griffo Boffin, Halfast ‘Hal’ Gamgee, Hugo Boffin, [See the full list...]

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  • Updated 13 January 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

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