O'Keefe

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Caoimh →
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Meanings

proper nounO'Keefe (plural O'Keefes)

plural O'Keefes · alternative O'Keeffe

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Caoimh“descendant of Caomh”
  2. EnglishO'Keefe

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoimh (“descendant of Caomh”), a personal name based on caomh (“gentle”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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