# Tovey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtəʊvi/ · frequency rank #71,981

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.
2. A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.

## Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).

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