Dewey - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Dewey \de-wey\ is pronounced DOO-ee. It is of Welsh origin. Place name and surname; a variant of David. Melvil Dewey invented the Dewey Decimal System in 1876 which was used as the organizing principle for the majority of American libraries until the Library of Congress changed the act and all the numbers.

Dewey has 2 variant forms: Dewi and Dewie.

Baby names that sound like Dewey are Dawe, Dee and Dowe.

Dewey is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dewey. Compare Dewey with related baby names.