# Leahy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈliːhi/ · frequency rank #33,708

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laochda (“descendant of Laochda”), a personal name derived from laoch (“hero”).

## Easily confused with
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-ley)
- **Leh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leh)
- **lean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-lean)
- **leak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leak)
- **leap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leap)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-levy)
- **lear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-lear)
- **least** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-least)
- **leave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leave)
- **learn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-learn)
- **lease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-lease)
- **leaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leaks)
- **leash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leash)
- **Lenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-lenny)
- **leaps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leaps)
- **Leroy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leroy)
- **leans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leans)
- **lefty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-lefty)
- **leaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leaky)
- **leapt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leapt)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elahy`, `laehy`, `leahhy`, `leahyy`, `leayh`, `lehay`, `lleahy`

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