Downey

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Downey

/ˈdaʊni/

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnadhaigh (“descendant of Dúnadhach”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of dúnadh (“closing, securing, fastening”).

* Irish surname from a reduced form of McEldowney or Muldowney.

* Scottish habitational surname from the barony of Downie or Duny, named from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“hill”) + the locative suffix -ach.

proper noun Downeys

countable, uncountable A surname. Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects.
countable, uncountable A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
countable, uncountable A city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: henslee, son, downie, doudney, dolbey, downing, donohoo, downes, doney, dodgens, doyel, dayhoff, dolby, duey, deuel, deyo

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@misc{downey_2026,
  title = {Downey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}