Meaning & origin
What it means
Greaney goes back to Irish Ó Gráinne, meaning “descendant of Gráinne.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Gráinne (“descendant of Gráinne”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Greaney, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Grainney
Grainney is a feminine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Manx.
>99% girls
Mcenaney
“son of the deacon”
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Mullaney
“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach”
>99% girls
Mealey
Mealey is a surname from Irish.
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Mcelhaney
“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
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Kneafsey
“son of Cnáimhseach”
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Mulvaney
“descendant of the chieftain of the Main river”
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McAvaney
“son of Aibhne”
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