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Sheedy

/ˈʃi.di/

Sheedy proper noun: an Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Sheedy (plural Sheedys)

  1. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

Forms of Sheedy

pluralSheedys
alternative formSheady
alternative formShydie

Origin of Sheedy

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Síoda (“descendant of Síoda”), who was likely Síoda McNamera (15th century). The name is from síoda (“silk”). Compare Silk.

Words formed from Sheedy

Questions about Sheedy

What does Sheedy mean?
Sheedy means an Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Sheedy?
Sheedy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sheedy?
Sheedy is pronounced /ˈʃi.di/.

Words near Sheedy in the dictionary

  1. sheebangs
  2. sheebeen
  3. sheebeens
  4. Sheeder
  5. Sheeders
  6. Sheedy
  7. Sheedys
  8. Sheedys Gully
  9. sheefish
  10. sheefishes
  11. Sheehan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Sheedy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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