Impey

I1M3P3E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English impe →
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Meanings

proper nounImpey (plural Impeys)

plural Impeys · alternative Empey · alternative Empie

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishimpe“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”
  2. EnglishImpey

Topographic surname from Old English impe (“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”) + haga (“enclosure; hedge”).

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APA

Impey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Impey

MLA

“Impey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Impey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Impey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Impey.

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