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