Treacy

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounTreacy (plural Treacys)

plural Treacys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Treasaigh“descendant of Treasach”
  2. EnglishTreacy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh (“descendant of Treasach”), a personal name ultimately derived from treise (“strength, power”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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