Slowey

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Sluaghadhaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounSlowey (plural Sloweys)

plural Sloweys · alternative Sloey · alternative Sloy

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Sluaghadhaigh“descendant of Sluaghadach”
  2. EnglishSlowey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh (“descendant of Sluaghadach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sluaghadh (“hosting, fit for hosting”), from slua (“host”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Slowey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slowey

MLA

“Slowey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slowey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slowey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slowey.

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