Fahey Family History
Fahey Name Meaning
Irish: shortened 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’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022