Storey

See also: storey

English

Etymology

Originates from the Old Norse personal epithet “Stóri”, a derivative of “Storr” which means “large” or “big”. Even though it has been established that the root of the name is “Storr”, R.E.K. Rigbeye, in his book The Storey’s of Old claims that the suffix “ey[e]”, in the variant of Storey, is equivalent to the Icelandic “ig” and signifies “water”. According to him, “Storr” also denotes large in the sense of vast and rough.

Proper noun

Storey

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Storey County

Anagrams

• Oyster, Troyes, oyster, oystre, toyers, tyroes