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 (“white-faced cow”)

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

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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