Healy

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Healy

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (“descendant of the claimant”), from éilidhe (“claimant”), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (“descendant of Éaladhach”), a personal name from ealadhach (“ingenious”).

proper noun Healys

countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place, the borough seat of Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.
countable, uncountable A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: walsh, williams, haile, haley, helle, hilly, healey, heaney, ahearn, herlihy, fahey, heffernan, shealy, halley, cohea, leahey

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"Healy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/healy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{healy_2026,
  title = {Healy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/healy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}