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Faherty

Faherty proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Faherty (plural Fahertys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Faherty

pluralFahertys

Origin of Faherty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fatharthaig (“descendant of Fathartach”), a personal name ultimately derived from foghar (“sound”).

Questions about Faherty

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

Words near Faherty in the dictionary

  1. faham
  2. Fahan
  3. Fahd
  4. Fahds
  5. Faheem
  6. Faherty
  7. Fahertys
  8. Fahey
  9. faheyite
  10. Faheys
  11. Fahie

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