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Tarpey

Tarpey proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Tarpey (plural Tarpeys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Tarpey

pluralTarpeys
alternative formTorpey

Origin of Tarpey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).

Phrases with Tarpey

Questions about Tarpey

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

Words near Tarpey in the dictionary

  1. Tarpeia
  2. Tarpeian
  3. Tarpeian Mount
  4. Tarpeian Rock
  5. Tarpetes
  6. Tarpey
  7. Tarpey Village
  8. Tarpeys
  9. tarphyceracone
  10. tarphyceracones
  11. tarphyceraconic

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