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Tovey

/ˈtəʊvi/

Tovey proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Tovey (countable and uncountable, plural Toveys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.

Forms of Tovey

pluralToveys

Origin of Tovey

From the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).

Questions about Tovey

What does Tovey mean?
Tovey means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Tovey?
Tovey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tovey?
Tovey is pronounced /ˈtəʊvi/.

Words near Tovey in the dictionary

  1. tovel
  2. tovero
  3. toveros
  4. Toves
  5. Toveses
  6. Tovey
  7. Toveys
  8. Tovil
  9. tovorafenib
  10. Tovuz
  11. tow

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