Given name & surname

Overy

“over, above”

Overy is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Overy goes back to Old English ofer, meaning “over, above.”

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Where it comes from

Overy comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English ofer (“over, above”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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