Etymograph

English

Toomey

Toomey comes from Irish Ó Tuama ‘descendant of Tuaim’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Tuama‘descendant of Tuaim’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Toomey

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Tuama‘descendant of Tuaim’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015Toomey

Earliest quotation: 2015, Alexandra Jaffe, First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP : “One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed…”

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuama (‘descendant of Tuaim’), a personal name apparently derived from tuaim (‘burial mound’).

Every English word from Irish Ó Tuama

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó Tuama / Toomey

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