Buffay

Buffay is a surname most widely recognized from American television, where it is associated with the character Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom Friends. Phoebe Buffay is a free-spirited masseuse, guitarist, and singer who becomes part of the core group of six friends. The character is portrayed by Lisa Kudrow and appears throughout Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004, contributing to the show's distinctive humor and voice.

The Buffay name is also linked to Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula Buffay, a recurring character who appears in Friends and was originally introduced in Seinfeld. Ursula is portrayed by Kudrow as well. In Seinfeld, Ursula Buffay first appears as a waitress at Monk’s Café; the character was later integrated into Friends as Phoebe's sister, creating a shared fictional universe across the two series.

Beyond these television usages, Buffay has limited presence in real-world contexts as a surname and is not widely documented outside popular culture. The name remains most prominently associated with the Friends franchise and its crossovers with Seinfeld, where it gained recognition through its on-screen characters.