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duffy
/ˈdʌfi/
name 5noun 1
Definitions
name
1
A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh (“descendant of Dubhthach”). Dubhthach is a byname derived from dubh (“black”).
More than 7,000 commercial truck drivers have been placed out of service this year for failing to meet federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday on X (formerly Twitter).
2
A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Doithe.
3
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Dhuibhshíthe (McPhee).
4
A suburb of Canberra, Australia; named for Charles Gavan Duffy, 8th Premier of Victoria.
5
An unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States.
noun
1
Archaic form of duppy (“Caribbean ghost or spirit”).
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