Massey

//ˈmæsi// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place name:; A community in Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place name:; A suburb in West Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand, named after William Massey. countable, uncountable

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in Normandy such as Macey in Manche, Massy in Seine-Maritime, Macé-sur-Orne in Orne, La Ferté Macé in Orne. * Also as an English surname, variant of Marsay (see Marcey). * As a French surname, variant of Massé (see Masse). * As a southern French surname of Italian origin, from several places named Massa in Italy.

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