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