The story
- Old English · derived fromofer“over, above”
- English todayOvery
Habitational surname from the villages of Burnham Overy and Burton Overy, from Old English ofer (“over, above”) + īeġ (“island”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishofer all →
overOvertonMickleover
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.