Fahie (normally ) is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
derived from the
Irish surname
Ó Fathaigh
O'Fahey ( ga, Ó Fathaigh) is an anglicised form of Ó Fathaigh. The patronym means "descendant of Fathaigh", whose name means "base" or "foundation". Cormac Ó Fathaigh is the first recorded bearer with the surname and is the purported ancestor of ...
. Alternative derivations include
Fahey
Fahey is a surname. Alternate spellings include Fahie, Fahy and Fay. Notable people with the surname include:
* Brandon Fahey, American baseball player
* Brian Fahey (composer), British musical director
* Brian Fahey (ice hockey), American ice hoc ...
,
Fahy
Fahy is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
History
It was mentioned in 1177 as ''Fahyl'' when it was one of the possessions of the priory of Lanthenans. In 1477, the bishop of Basel affirmed th ...
and
Fay
A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, o ...
.
People named Fahie include:
*
Andrew Fahie (born 1970),
Premier of the British Virgin Islands
*
Pauline Fahie (1910–1947), British writer and pilot
* Sir
William Charles Fahie
Vice-Admiral Sir William Charles Fahie KCB (1763 – 11 January 1833) was a prominent British Royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. Unusually, Fahie's service was almost enti ...
(1763 – 11 January 1833), Royal Naval officer
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Anglicised Irish-language surnames