# Dewey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈduːi/ · frequency rank #16,212

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1890s American usage.
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## Etymology
Possibly from a place name in Northern France, Douai. Welsh origin from Dewi (David) has also been suggested.

## Easily confused with
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-dey)
- **dewy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-dewy)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-dowry)
- **dopey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-dopey)
- **dicey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-dicey)
- **downy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-downy)
- **Downey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dewey-vs-downey)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dewey)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dew-vs-dewey)
- **deep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deep-vs-dewey)
- **deny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deny-vs-dewey)
- **deer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deer-vs-dewey)
- **deed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deed-vs-dewey)
- **defy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defy-vs-dewey)
- **deem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deem-vs-dewey)
- **deen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deen-vs-dewey)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delay-vs-dewey)
- **derby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derby-vs-dewey)
- **Derek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derek-vs-dewey)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decay-vs-dewey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddewey`, `deewy`, `deweyy`, `dewwey`, `dewye`, `dweey`, `edwey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dewey