Given name & surname

Hanney

“rooster”

Hanney is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hanney goes back to Old English hana, meaning “rooster.”

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Where it comes from

Hanney comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English hana (“rooster”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hanney’s family of names

In English usage, Hanney as a surname has a related form in Haney. In English usage, Hanney as a surname has a related form in Haney. In English usage, Hanney as a surname has a related form in HANNAY.

Walk Hanney’s family in the name graph

HanneyHannaHaneyHannay

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

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Old English

Hammersley

“woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Hattersley

“stag deer” · “woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Hindley

“hind, female deer”

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Old English

Horsey

“horse”

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Old English · Nature

Horley

“meadow”

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Old English

Hordley

“hoard, treasure”

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Old English

Haswell

“hazel”

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Old English

Appley

“lea”

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Sibling ideas

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