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Whoriskey Family History

Whoriskey Surname Meaning

from Ó Fuaruisce ‘descendant of Fuaruisce’. Irish uisce means ‘water’ and for this reason the name has sometimes been anglicized as Waters.

However the surname is more likely to be an altered form of Ó hUarghuis ‘descendant of Uarghus’ a personal name from elements meaning ‘cold’ and ‘vigour’.

Compare Waters also Hiskey.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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