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Fossey

Fossey proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Fossey (plural Fosseys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Fossey

pluralFosseys

Origin of Fossey

Habitational surname, typical of Bedfordshire, from Old English fōt (“foot”) + īeġ (“island”).

Questions about Fossey

What does Fossey mean?
Fossey means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Fossey?
Fossey is a proper noun.

Words near Fossey in the dictionary

  1. fossettid
  2. fossettids
  3. Fossetts
  4. fosseway
  5. fosseways
  6. Fossey
  7. Fosseys
  8. fossick
  9. fossicked
  10. fossicker
  11. fossickers

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