Etymology

Heaphy

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Irish Ó hÉamhthaigh ← Old English hēope
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhēope“rosehip”
  2. Irish · derived fromÓ hÉamhthaigh“descendant of Éamhthach”
  3. English todayHeaphy

Various origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉamhthaigh (“descendant of Éamhthach”), a personal name derived from éamhthach (“swift”). * English habitational surname, from the village of Heapey, from Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + heċġ (“fence; hedge”) or gehæg (“enclosure”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēope all →

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