Healey_(surname)

Healey (surname)

Healey (surname)

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Healey is an Irish surname, originally from the Sligo area and the Gaelic word Ó hEalaighthe, which derives from 'ealadhach' meaning ingenious.[1] The surname has a number of spelling variations, the most common being 'Healy'. It can also be an English toponymic surname, from Healey near Manchester and possibly also from other places named Healey in Yorkshire and Northumberland.[2]

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People with the surname Healey

Characters

  • Mike Healey, a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours
  • Roger Healey, a fictional character from the American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Healey Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.
  2. [2]
    Patricia Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). "Healey". Oxford Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.
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