Dovey Family History
Dovey Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Duffy . English: habitational name perhaps from the valley of the River Dovey (Dyfi) in Merionethshire and Cardiganshire in Wales specifically Aberdovey (Merionethshire). Americanized form of Norwegian Dåvøy: habitational name from a farm so named in western Norway from dove ‘shaking bog’ + øy ‘island’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022