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Slowey

Slowey proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Slowey (plural Sloweys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Slowey

pluralSloweys
alternative formSloey
alternative formSloy

Origin of Slowey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh (“descendant of Sluaghadach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sluaghadh (“hosting, fit for hosting”), from slua (“host”).

Questions about Slowey

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

Words near Slowey in the dictionary

  1. slowest-footed
  2. slowest-growing
  3. slowest-moving
  4. slowest-paced
  5. sloweth
  6. Slowey
  7. Sloweys
  8. slowfooted
  9. slowfox
  10. slowhound
  11. slowhounds

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