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Southey.

A habitational surname from Old English.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

  2. A council ward and former village in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; the ward contains the suburb of Southey Green.

  3. A town in the Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Where this word comes from

English place names, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + Middle English haye (“enclosure”), from Old English heġe and ġehæġ.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.