Heaphy

H4E1A1P3H4Y4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Ó hÉamhthaigh ← Old English hēope →
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Meanings

proper nounHeaphy (plural Heaphys)

plural Heaphys

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēope“rosehip”
  2. IrishÓ hÉamhthaigh“descendant of Éamhthach”
  3. EnglishHeaphy

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”).

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