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