Etymology

Hanvey

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

Irish Ó hAinbheith
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ hAinbheith“descendant of Ainbhioth”
  2. English todayHanvey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinbheith (“descendant of Ainbhioth”), a byname meaning "stormy".

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