Given name & surname

Meany

“descendant of Maonach”

Meany is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Meany is a form of Mooney. Mooney goes back to Irish Ó Maonaigh, meaning “descendant of Maonach.”

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Where it comes from

Meany is a form of Mooney. Mooney comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Meany’s family of names

In English usage, Meany as a surname has a related form in Mooney.

Walk Meany’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Mealy

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“descendant of the chieftain of the Main river”

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Molony

“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”

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Irish

Mcenany

“son of the deacon”

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Irish

McEnerny

McEnerny is a surname from Irish.

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Irish · Saints

Mcelheny

“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”

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Old French

Means

“inferior in rank”

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Irish

Mealey

Mealey is a surname from Irish.

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