English Explanatory Dictionary

Coffey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A city in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.

Word forms

Coffey Coffeys Coffie Cohee

Etymology

Various origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cobhthaigh (“descendant of Cobhthach”), a byname meaning "victorious". * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathbhadha (“descendant of Cathbhadh”), a byname meaning "battle tent". * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathmhogha (“descendant of Cathmhugh”), a byname meaning "battle slave".

Derived words

Coffey County Coffey still Coffeyville
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