Given name & surname

Northey

“north”

Northey is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Northey goes back to Old English norþ, meaning “north.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Northey comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English norþ (“north”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Nunley

“nun, priestess”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Nibley

“peak, top, summit”

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Old English

Northall

“north”

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Old English

Onley

“only, alone”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Norfolk

“northern people”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wortley

“plant, vegetable”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

Middle English

Southey

“south”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Norgrove

“north”

No U.S. birth series

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