Given name & surname

Gedney

“island”

Gedney is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gedney goes back to a word meaning “island.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Gedney comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Gedney, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Godley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Old English

Gumley

“clearing of a man named Godmund”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Gresley

“gravel”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Gateley

“goat”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Exley

“church”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Weekley

“village, settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Finney

“heap”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Old English

Grindley

“green”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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