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Sharkey

UK/ˈʃɑːki/US/ˈʃɑɹki/

Sharkey proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Sharkey (plural Sharkeys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Sharkey

pluralSharkeys

Origin of Sharkey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”), from searcach (“beloved”).

Words formed from Sharkey

Words that rhyme with Sharkey

Questions about Sharkey

What does Sharkey mean?
Sharkey means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Sharkey?
Sharkey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sharkey?
Sharkey is pronounced /ˈʃɑɹki/ (US).

Words near Sharkey in the dictionary

  1. sharker
  2. sharkers
  3. sharkes
  4. sharkette
  5. sharkettes
  6. Sharkey
  7. Sharkey County
  8. Sharkeys
  9. sharkfin
  10. sharkfins
  11. sharkflesh

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