Given name & surname
Dennehy
“descendant of Duineachaidh”
Dennehy is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dennehy goes back to Irish Ó Duineachdha, meaning “descendant of Duineachaidh.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Duineachdha (“descendant of Duineachaidh”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dennehy’s family of names
In English usage, Dennehy as a surname has a related form in DANAHY. In English usage, Dennehy as a surname has a related form in DANAHY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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