Lavery

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Labhradha →
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Meanings

proper nounLavery (plural Laverys)

plural Laverys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Labhradha“descendant of Labhraidh”
  2. EnglishLavery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Labhradha (“descendant of Labhraidh”), a byname from labhraidh (“spokesman”), from labhair (“to speak”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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