Duffy

duffy English thumb|Church of Christ, Duffy, Ohio Etymology From the en ga - surname, from ga Ó Dubhthaigh descendant of Dubhthach and ga Mac Duibhshíthe son of Duibhshíth, from ga dubh black + ga sìth peace, comparable to the surname en Duff. Pronunciation dŭʹfē, en /ˈdʌfi/ en ʌfi 2 Proper noun ~ s en Irish, an anglicization of ga Ó Dubhthaigh descendant of Dubhthach. Dubhthach is a byname derived from ga dubh black. en Noi Mahoney More than 7,000 truckers reportedly sidelined for English proficiency violations Freight Waves https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-than-7000-truckers-reportedly-sidelined-for-english-proficiency-violations 2025-10-30 More than 7,000 commercial truck drivers have been placed out of service this year for failing to meet federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday on X (formerly Twitter). https://web.archive.org/web/20260411145706/https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-than-7000-truckers-reportedly-sidelined-for-english-proficiency-violations 11 April 2026 en Irish, an anglicization of ga Ó Doithe. en Scottish Scottish Gaelic < patronymics, an alternate anglicization of gd Mac Dhuibhshíthe (McPhee). en suburb of city/Canberra c/Australia ; named for Charles Gavan Duffy, 8th Premier of Victoria. en ucomm twp:Suf/Ohio co/Monroe County s/Ohio c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Lewis County s/West Virginia c/US. Alternative forms Irish surname from Ó Dubhthaigh en O'Duffy Duffey Duhy Duhig Dowey Douey Dooey Doey Derived terms en Duffy antigen en Duffys Forest