The story
- Old English · derived fromhēope“rosehip”
- Irish · derived fromÓ hÉamhthaigh“descendant of Éamhthach”
- 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 →
hipHebdenHeptonstallHeapeHebblethwaite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.