Given name & surname
Tuohy
“descendant of the chief”
Tuohy is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tuohy is a form of Toohey. Toohey goes back to Irish Ó Tuathaigh, meaning “descendant of the chief.”
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Where it comes from
Tuohy is a form of Toohey. Toohey comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Tuohy’s family of names
In English usage, Tuohy as a surname has a related form in TOOHEY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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