Given name & surname · also Old English
Southey
“south”
Southey is a surname from Old English (ultimately Middle English).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Southey goes back to Old English sūþ, meaning “south.”
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Where it comes from
Southey comes from Old English, and ultimately from Middle English.
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How it developed
From Old English sūþ (“south”), from Middle English haye (“enclosure”), from Old English heġe.
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