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Healey (surname)

Healey
Family name
Meaning Derived from 'ealadhach' (Gaelic) meaning ingenious.
Region of origin Sligo, Ireland & Munster, Ireland
Related names Haly, Haley, Haily, Hely, Healy, O'Healey, O'Haly

Healey is a surname with several origins. It is an English toponymic surname, from Healey near Manchester and possibly also from other places named Healey in Yorkshire and Northumberland. It can also be an Irish name, originally from the Sligo area and the Gaelic word Ó hEalaighthe, which derives from 'ealadhach' meaning ingenious. The surname has a number of spelling variations, the most common being 'Healy'.


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