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Dunleavy

Dunleavy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dunleavy (plural Dunleavys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Dunleavy

pluralDunleavys
alternative formDunlavey
alternative formDunlavy
alternative formDunlevy

Origin of Dunleavy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe (“son of Donn Sléibhe”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown”) and sléibhe, genitive form of sliabh (“mountain”).

Questions about Dunleavy

What does Dunleavy mean?
Dunleavy means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Dunleavy?
Dunleavy is a proper noun.

Words near Dunleavy in the dictionary

  1. Dunlaveys
  2. Dunlavin
  3. Dunlavy
  4. Dunlavys
  5. Dunleary
  6. Dunleavy
  7. Dunleavys
  8. Dunleer
  9. Dunlevy
  10. Dunlevys
  11. Dunley

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