McCooey

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English

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Etymology

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Possible Anglicisation of Irish Gaelic Mac Cumhaighe (“son of the hound of the plain”).

Noun

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McCooey (plural McCooeys)

  1. A surname, of Irish origin
  2. (Australia) A naturalist, from H.J. McCooey
    • 1899, Steele Rudd, chapter 11, in On Our Selection, Sydney: Bulletin:
      Joe was a born naturalist—a perfect McCooey in his way, and a close observer of the habits and customs of animals and living things.
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