Given name & surname
Moloney
“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”
Moloney is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moloney is a form of Maloney. Maloney goes back to Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh, meaning “descendant of the devotee of Sunday.”
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Where it comes from
Moloney is a form of Maloney. Maloney comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Moloney’s family of names
In English usage, Moloney as a surname has a related form in Maloney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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