# Markey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/ · frequency rank #47,180

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).

## Easily confused with
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-mary)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marks)
- **marry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marry)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marty)
- **Mikey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-mikey)
- **murky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-murky)
- **Marko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marko)
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marne)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marvel)
- **monkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-monkey)
- **mickey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-mickey)
- **masked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-masked)
- **Marley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marley)
- **Merkel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-merkel)
- **Massey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-massey)
- **Morley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-morley)
- **Markus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-markus)
- **markup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-markup)
- **marred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marred)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markey-vs-marten)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrkey`, `makrey`, `mareky`, `markeyy`, `markkey`, `markye`, `marrkey`, `mmarkey`, `mrakey`

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