Given name

Grainney

Grainney is a feminine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Manx.

Original IrishGráinne

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Grainney comes from Old Irish.

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How it developed

From Old Irish Gráinde.

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Grainney’s family of names

In Manx usage, Grainney shares a linguistic root with the Irish form Gráinne. In Manx usage, Grainney continues an earlier form in Gráinde.

Walk Grainney’s family in the name graph

GrainneyGráinneGráinde

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“descendant of Gráinne”

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“son of Ciarán”

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“son of Ciarán”

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Irish

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“son of Branach”

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Irish

Swinney

Swinney is a surname from Irish.

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Sibling ideas

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