Dempsey

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Dempsey

Where it comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díomasaigh (“descendant of Díomasach”), a byname deriving from díomasach (“proud, arrogant”).

proper noun Dempseys

countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
countable, uncountable A ghost town in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tunney, carpentier, firpo, hoover, dempster, demaio, denson, demmick, demauro, dade, degan, dembinski, delaney, dwyer, dement, demers

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Dempsey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dempsey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Dempsey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dempsey

Chicago

"Dempsey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dempsey.

BibTeX

@misc{dempsey_2026,
  title = {Dempsey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dempsey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}