Markey

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/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Marcaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMarkey (plural Markeys)

plural Markeys

  1. A surname from Irish.
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    U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.

    2022 June 7, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Marcaigh“descendant of Marcach”
  2. EnglishMarkey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Markey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Markey

MLA

“Markey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Markey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Markey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Markey.

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