Etymograph

English

Tormey

Tormey comes from Irish Ó Tormaigh ‘descendant of Tormach’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Tormaigh‘descendant of Tormach’
  2. EnglishtodayTormey

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Tormaigh‘descendant of Tormach’
  2. EnglishtodayTormey

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tormaigh (‘descendant of Tormach’), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr.

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Irish Ó Tormaigh / Tormey