Surname

Lunney

“descendant of Luanach”

Lunney is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lunney is a form of Looney. Looney goes back to Irish Ó Luanaigh, meaning “descendant of Luanach.”

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Where it comes from

Lunney is a form of Looney. Looney comes from Irish, and ultimately from Middle Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lunney’s family of names

In English usage, Lunney as a surname has a related form in LOONEY.

Walk Lunney’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Ancient Greek

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