Sharkey

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US/ˈʃɑɹki/UK/ˈʃɑːki/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Searcaigh →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper nounSharkey (plural Sharkeys)

plural Sharkeys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Searcaigh“descendant of Searcach”
  2. EnglishSharkey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”), from searcach (“beloved”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sharkey

sparkysnarkyarchemalarkeyparkysarkybarkyArkie
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Anagrams

Yeraskh
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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