Hi Arlene, We haven't corresponded for a while. I was born in Rochester, NY, descended from the Ontario line and we pronounced it KUVVY too. However, my eldest brother's friends pronounced it CO-VEY (long O) so much, that he's now adopted that pronunciation, so I guess it wasn't even the same between family members -- it isn't in my immediate family!!! Debbi (Covey) Sweeney