HAWKEY

Proper noun

Hawkey (plural Hawkeys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hawkey is the 26630th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 915 individuals. Hawkey is most common among White (96.83%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

hawkey (plural hawkeys)

Alternative form of hawkie (ā€œwhite-faced cowā€)

Etymology 2

Noun

hawkey (uncountable)

Obsolete form of hockey.

Source: Wiktionary


Hawk"ey, n.

Definition: See Hockey. Holloway.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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