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Duffy meaning

  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh (“descendant of Dubhthach”). Dubhthach is a byname derived from dubh (“black”).
  2. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Doithe.
  3. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Dhuibhshíthe (McPhee).

Using Duffy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh (“descendant of Dubhthach”). Dubhthach is a byname derived from dubh (“black”). | A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Doithe. | A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Dhuibhshíthe (McPhee).
  • In the example corpus, duffy often appears in combinations such as: duffy and, duffy said, duffy is.

Context around Duffy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

campos 4× ciaran 2× kevin 2× victoria 2× technically 1× peadar 1× michaels 1× bring 1× anesha 1× joe 1×

Often after:

negative 2× square 1× registrar 1× pictured 1× died 1× suggested 1× home 1× murnane 1× son 1× frederick 1×

Sentence patterns with Duffy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and abby duffy 1× and kevin duffy 1× and kevin duffy on wednesday 1× and o duffy became its 1× are ciaran duffy registrar and 1× brother pj duffy died 1× campos duffy even compared 1× campos duffy said clearly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a rescission motion 1× according to chaya 1× as far as 1× baldwin also praised 1× camelon juniors manager 1× campos duffy even 1×

Common sentence endings:

a workout plan 1× and abby duffy 1× and cultural issues 1× and kevin duffy 1× became its president 1× cape coral florida 1×

Words around Duffy

Just before it in the word index:

duffus 7 duffuor 4 dufftown 7 duffs 4 duffryn 2 duffour 3

Just after it in the word index:

duffys 2 dufil 2 duflo 10 dufner 6 dufort 2 dufour 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

afcon 318 asphalt 318 beads 318 bragg 318 choreography 318 crowley 318

Corpus analysis for Duffy

  • In this selection, "duffy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, campos, ciaran, kevin, negative, square and registrar stand out and add context to how "duffy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and abby duffy and and kevin duffy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "duffy" sits close to words such as afcon, asphalt and beads, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with duffy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Included at back are Ciaran Duffy, registrar and Kevin Duffy. (10 words)

Peadar Duffy pictured at the place where his brother PJ Duffy died. (12 words)

And he has become a symbol of that,” Campos-Duffy said, dodging the question. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's "Fighting 69th" Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan. (42 words)

For example, Duffy -negative blood occurs much more frequently in people of African origin, citation and the rarity of this blood type in the rest of the population can result in a shortage of Duffy-negative blood for these patients. (40 words)

Camelon Juniors manager Gordon Wylde hailed deputy goalkeeper Lewis Duffy for his display on Saturday afternoon, as he credited the stopper with earning his side a point on the road in the East of Scotland First Division. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's "Fighting 69th" Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan.

Included at back are Ciaran Duffy, registrar and Kevin Duffy.

Peadar Duffy pictured at the place where his brother PJ Duffy died.

During a Father's Day segment about fitness guru Jillian Michaels, Duffy suggested that his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, could use a workout plan.

Duffy and Charlie's relationship is soon tested by the sudden arrival of Ryan, who has received divorce papers from Duffy.

Over the weekend approximately 50 community members joined local efforts to “Bring Duffy Home”, a campaign to locate Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, a 38-year old Homer woman who has been missing for several weeks.

Toby is survived by her daughter, Stephanie (Joe) Duffy; son, Joshua (Kati) Kaye; grandchildren—Andrew, Jordan, and Abby Duffy.

Divorce from Victoria Duffy On January 14, 2010, Hopper filed for divorce from his fifth wife Victoria Duffy.

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Duffy, Frederick the Great: A Military Life, p. 17 To historian Christopher Duffy it was this awareness of the 'grand strategy' that was Eugene's legacy to Frederick.

For example, Duffy -negative blood occurs much more frequently in people of African origin, citation and the rarity of this blood type in the rest of the population can result in a shortage of Duffy-negative blood for these patients.

Within a few weeks, O'Duffy's followers merged with Cumann na nGaedhael and the Centre Party to form United Ireland, or Fine Gael, and O'Duffy became its president.

According to Chaya Raichik’s popular Libs of TikTok account on X (formerly Twitter), DeDe Duffy is a preschool teacher in Cape Coral, Florida.

And he has become a symbol of that,” Campos-Duffy said, dodging the question.

A rescission motion to overturn the closely-contested decision was brought by councillors Jeff Whitton, Tony Mileto and Kevin Duffy on Wednesday morning.

As far as Duffy is concerned, then, this is the kind of match that will suit him and his teammates – and now they just have to go out and prove as much.

Baldwin also praised Ciaran Duffy and Thomas Cleary for their performances against Roscommon while the game gave Aidan Flanagan more minutes after replacing Francie McBrien.

Camelon Juniors manager Gordon Wylde hailed deputy goalkeeper Lewis Duffy for his display on Saturday afternoon, as he credited the stopper with earning his side a point on the road in the East of Scotland First Division.

Campos-Duffy even compared it to Florida Governor taking on indoctrination and cultural issues.

Campos-Duffy said, clearly disbelieving Bowman’s explanation while Fox aired the picture of him pulling the alarm.

Caroline, her uptight sister played by Siobhan Cullen, is a doctor involved with Eoin Duffy’s seemingly straightlaced, fitness obsessed schoolteacher Rory.

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Common combinations with duffy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "duffy" in a sentence?
An example: "The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's "Fighting 69th" Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "duffy" from authentic English texts.
What does "duffy" mean?
Duffy means: A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh (“descendant of Dubhthach”). Dubhthach is a byname derived from dubh (“black”).
How many example sentences with "duffy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "duffy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.