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Overy

Overy proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Overy (plural Overys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Overy

pluralOverys

Origin of Overy

Habitational surname from the villages of Burnham Overy and Burton Overy, from Old English ofer (“over, above”) + īeġ (“island”).

Words formed from Overy

Questions about Overy

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

Words near Overy in the dictionary

  1. overwritten
  2. overwrote
  3. overwroth
  4. overwrought
  5. overwroughtness
  6. Overy
  7. overyear
  8. overyeared
  9. overyearing
  10. overyears
  11. overyield

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