What is the origin of the word giraffe?

Answer 1

Via the French and Italian, and ultimately the Arabic zerafa.
giraffe is derived from its early Roman name, where it was described as having characteristics of both a camel and a leopard Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead. The average giraffe's blood pressure is two or three times that of a healthy man.

Answer 2

The name Giraffe came from The Arabic word الزرافة ziraafa or zurapha, meaning "assemblage" (of animals), or just "tall", was used in English from the sixteenth century on, often in theItalianate form giraffa.

the Arabic word zaraffa means the funny one or the playful one the name in Arabic is in the feminine form and was given to the Giraffe because of their personalty

In Latvian the name is žirafe

Answer 3

Well actually it was named by Samuel Giraffe, a dutchman, who discovered them on his exploration to Africa.