Toomey

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/ˈtuːmi/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Tuama →
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Meanings

proper nounToomey (plural Toomeys)

plural Toomeys · alternative Twomey

  1. A surname from Irish.
    1 more example

    One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.

    2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Tuama“descendant of Tuaim”
  2. EnglishToomey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuama (“descendant of Tuaim”), a personal name apparently derived from tuaim (“burial mound”).

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APA

Toomey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toomey

MLA

“Toomey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toomey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Toomey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toomey.

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