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Healy

Healy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Healy (countable and uncountable, plural Healys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A census-designated place, the borough seat of Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.
  4. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

Forms of Healy

pluralHealys

Origin of Healy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (“descendant of the claimant”), from éilidhe (“claimant”), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (“descendant of Éaladhach”), a personal name from ealadhach (“ingenious”).

Words formed from Healy

Questions about Healy

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

Words near Healy in the dictionary

  1. healthy user bias
  2. healthy user biases
  3. healthy worker bias
  4. healthy worker biases
  5. healthyish
  6. Healy
  7. healy-feely
  8. Healyite
  9. Healyites
  10. Healys
  11. heam

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