Etymology

Furey

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Fiúra
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Fiúra
  2. English todayFurey

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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