Airey

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

OriginOld Norse eyrará →
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Meanings

proper nounAirey (countable and uncountable, plural Aireys)

plural Aireys · alternative Eary

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old Norse.
  2. countableuncountableA populated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Norseeyrará“gravel-bank stream”
  2. EnglishAirey

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old Norse eyrará (“gravel-bank stream”).

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APA

Airey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Airey

MLA

“Airey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Airey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Airey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Airey.

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