Furey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

Furey Fureys

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiúra, reduced form of Ó Fiodhabhra (“descendant of Fiodhabhra”), a personal name composed of the elements fiodh (“wood, timber”) and fabhra (“eyelash; eyebrow”).

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