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Downey

/ˈdaʊni/

Downey proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Downey (countable and uncountable, plural Downeys)

  1. A surname.
    • Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects.2019 October 25, Konstantin Toropin, “A woman found an unfinished, 20-year-old quilt and complete strangers are helping piece it together”, in CNN
  2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
  3. A city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States.

Forms of Downey

pluralDowneys

Origin of Downey

Various origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnadhaigh (“descendant of Dúnadhach”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of dúnadh (“closing, securing, fastening”). * Irish surname from a reduced form of McEldowney or Muldowney. * Scottish habitational surname from the barony of Downie or Duny, named from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“hill”) + the locative suffix -ach.

Words formed from Downey

Phrases with Downey

Questions about Downey

What does Downey mean?
Downey means a surname.
What part of speech is Downey?
Downey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Downey?
Downey is pronounced /ˈdaʊni/.

Words near Downey in the dictionary

  1. Downes
  2. downest
  3. Downesy
  4. downexpression
  5. downexpressions
  6. Downey
  7. Downey cell
  8. Downey cells
  9. Downey Heads
  10. downeyite
  11. downeyoside

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