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Northey

Northey proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Northey (plural Northeys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Northey

pluralNortheys

Origin of Northey

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English norþ (“north”) + either heġe (“fence, hedge”) or īeġ (“island”).

Questions about Northey

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

Words near Northey in the dictionary

  1. northernmost
  2. northernness
  3. northerns
  4. northers
  5. northest
  6. Northey
  7. Northeys
  8. Northfield
  9. northfieldite
  10. Northfields
  11. Northfleet

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