Massey

M3A1S1S1E1Y4
US/ˈmæsi/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounMassey (countable and uncountable, plural Masseys)

plural Masseys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

    Crump referenced what Grayson said – “I’ll f**king shoot you in the f**king face” – before Massey was shot.

    2024 July 24, Emma Tucker and Bill Kirkos, “What we know about the deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2025
  2. A place name:
    1. countableuncountableA community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Morgan County, Alabama, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA suburb in West Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand, named after William Massey.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in Normandy such as Macey in Manche, Massy in Seine-Maritime, Macé-sur-Orne in Orne, La Ferté Macé in Orne. * Also as an English surname, variant of Marsay (see Marcey). * As a French surname, variant of Massé (see Masse). * As a southern French surname of Italian origin, from several places named Massa in Italy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Massey

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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