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Foddy

Foddy proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Foddy

  1. A surname.
    • Bennet Foddy pioneered an era of gaming, whether he intended to or not, and complex puzzle platforming games are better for it.2023 August 12, Ademilade Shodipe-Dosunmu, “What Are Foddian Games, and What's the Origin of the Name?”, in MakeUseOf, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2023

Origin of Foddy

As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Fuada (literally “descendant of Fuada”), from fuad (“haste, hurriedness”).

Words formed from Foddy

Questions about Foddy

What does Foddy mean?
Foddy means a surname.
What part of speech is Foddy?
Foddy is a proper noun.

Words near Foddy in the dictionary

  1. fodders
  2. Fodderty
  3. Foddian
  4. Foddian game
  5. Foddian games
  6. Foddy
  7. Foden
  8. Fodens
  9. Fodhdhoo
  10. fodient
  11. fodients

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