Sheehy

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Sheehy

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síthigh (“descendant of Sítheach”), a byname from sítheach (“peaceful”).

proper noun Sheehys

A surname from Irish. Until her courageous effort, Sheehy suggests, menopause was a word seldom uttered aloud, certainly not in mixed company. She attributes this silence to "menophobia," fear of menopause.

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"Sheehy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheehy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{sheehy_2026,
  title = {Sheehy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheehy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}