# Fahey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfæhi/ · frequency rank #45,367

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fathaidh (“descendant of Fathadh”), a byname from fothadh (“base, foundation, support”).

## Easily confused with
- **fay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fay)
- **fey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fey)
- **fake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fake)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fate)
- **fame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fame)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fare)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-faye)
- **fave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fave)
- **Frey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-frey)
- **faze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-faze)
- **fancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fancy)
- **fairy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fairy)
- **fatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fatty)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fares)
- **famed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-famed)
- **foley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-foley)
- **Fanny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fanny)
- **faked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-faked)
- **fakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fakes)
- **fated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-fated)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afhey`, `faehy`, `faheyy`, `fahhey`, `fahye`, `ffahey`, `fhaey`

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