Etymograph

English

Veazey

Veazey comes from Old French envoisié ‘playful, merry’.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400envoisié‘playful, merry’
  2. EnglishtodayVeazey

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400envoisié‘playful, merry’
  2. EnglishtodayVeazey

The story

Nickname for a cheerful person, from a reduced form of Old French envoisié (‘playful, merry’).

Today it means

name A surname from Old French.

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

Etymograph / Old French envoisié / Veazey