opie

O1P3I1E1

proper noun

A surname from Cornish.

“The fisherman went out and caught some opies.”

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

opie1

nounopie (plural opies)

plural opies

  1. abbreviationcolloquialShort for opilio crab.

    The fisherman went out and caught some opies.

Opie2

proper nounOpie (plural Opies)

plural Opies

  1. A surname from Cornish.

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Origin

From the Cornish surname, from a pet form of various personal names such as Osborn or Osbald.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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