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Lavery
Lavery (name) means an Irish surname, an anglicized form of a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the mariner.". Example: “Sir John Lavery was a noted portrait painter.”
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An Irish surname, an anglicized form of a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the mariner."
"Sir John Lavery was a noted portrait painter."
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- Plural
- Laverys
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Etymology
A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Labhradha (“descendant of Labhraidh”), a byname from labhraidh (“spokesman”), from labhair (“to speak”).
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What does “Lavery” mean?
The word “Lavery” means an Irish surname, an anglicized form of a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the mariner.".
How do you use “Lavery” in a sentence?
Here is “Lavery” used in a sentence: “Sir John Lavery was a noted portrait painter.”
What part of speech is “Lavery”?
“Lavery” is a name.
What is the meaning of Lavery?
"Lavery" (name) means an Irish surname, an anglicized form of a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of the mariner.".
