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Toohey

Toohey proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Toohey (plural Tooheys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Toohey

pluralTooheys
alternative formTouhey
alternative formTuohey
alternative formTuohy

Origin of Toohey

From Irish Ó Tuathaigh (“descendant of the chief”).

Questions about Toohey

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

Words near Toohey in the dictionary

  1. toofans
  2. toofs
  3. Toogong
  4. Toogood
  5. Toogoods
  6. Toohey
  7. Tooheys
  8. took
  9. took (something) to
  10. took a back seat
  11. took a bath

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