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Fairey

/ˈfɛəɹi/

Fairey proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Fairey (plural Faireys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Fairey

pluralFaireys

Origin of Fairey

Habitational surname from a minor place in Essex, from Old English fearh (“piglet”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”).

Words formed from Fairey

Questions about Fairey

What does Fairey mean?
Fairey means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Fairey?
Fairey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fairey?
Fairey is pronounced /ˈfɛəɹi/.

Words near Fairey in the dictionary

  1. fairer-skinned
  2. faires
  3. fairest
  4. fairest-haired
  5. fairest-skinned
  6. Fairey
  7. Fairey-Youngman flap
  8. Faireys
  9. Fairfax
  10. Fairfax County
  11. Fairfaxian

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