The fahey Surname
fahey Name Meaning and History
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fathaidh or
Ó Fathaigh ‘descendant of Fathadh’, a personal name
derived from fothadh ‘base’, ‘foundation’. This name is
sometimes Anglicized as Green(e) as a result of erroneous
association with faithche ‘lawn’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Patrick John Fahey | marianne fahey | 6 |
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| Catherine Fahey b 1907 NYC of John Patrick Fahey b1877 Galway |
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| MICHAEL FAHEY AND MARGARET FAHEY (RODGERS) |
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| Faheys from Ireland to Newfoundland | Karen | 10 |
| James F. Fahey and Mary Murphy |
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