''Ó Tormaigh'' is a masculine

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in the

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. The name translates into

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as "descendant of ''Tormach''". The name ''Tormach'' is a

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derivative of the

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''Þórmóðr''. A variant form of ''Ó Tormaigh'' is ''Ó Tormadha''.

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forms of the Irish surnames include: ''Tarmey'' and ''Tormey''. which cited: for the surname "Tormey". According to Patrick Woulfe, the surname is generally found in the

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and the south of

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. which is a transcription of: The form of these Irish surnames for unmarried females is ''Ní Thormaigh'' and ''Ní Tormadha''; both these names mean "daughter of the descendant of ''Tormach''". The form of these Irish surnames for married females is ''Bean Uí Thormaigh'' and ''Bean Uí Thormadha'', or simply ''Uí Thormaigh'' and ''Uí Thormadha''; these names mean "wife of the descendant of ''Tormach''".

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