Surname
Keaveney
“son of Géibheannach”
Keaveney is a surname from Irish.
Original IrishMac Géibheannaigh
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keaveney goes back to Irish Mac Géibheannaigh, meaning “son of Géibheannach.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Keaveney as a surname developed from Mac Géibheannaigh.
Keaveney’s family of names
In English usage, Keaveney as a surname developed from the Irish form Mac Géibheannaigh. In English usage, Keaveney as a surname has a related form in KEAVENY. In English usage, Keaveney as a surname has a related form in KEAVENY.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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