Pacey

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Pacey

Origin
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Passy, Passie, Peacey, Piosey

Pacey is an English surname and given name variant of Passy, a French locational origin surname, itself derived from the Gallo-Roman Praenomen Paccius. The surname Pacey migrated to England during the 12th Century and eventually evolved also into a given name. Pacey, itself a variant, is associated also with "Passie" (but not "Passi"), "Peacey", and "Piosey".[1]

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Surname

• Dave Pacey (born 1936), English footballer
• Dennis Pacey (1928–2009), English footballer
• Desmond Pacey (1917–1975), Canadian literary critic
• Eric Pacey (born 1978), Canadian lacrosse player
• Steven Pacey (born 1957), English actor
• Peter Pacey (born 1948), English actor

Given name

• Pacey Witter (born 1983), fictional character on Dawson's Creek

References

1. "Surname: Passy". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-01-08.