The Sheahy Family Name

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Meaning of the name

If your family name is Sheahy, its origin lies with Sheehy, an Irish surname. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of Sítheach ("peaceful")”.

Sheahy writes “a” in place of the “e” found in Sheehy, a typical scribal difference. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Shehy and MacSheehy. Sheahy sounds close to Shea and Shay, so it can help to search both.

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