Given name & surname
Sweeney
“little hero; a brave young boy”
Sweeney is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “little hero; a brave young boy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “little hero; a brave young boy.”
Sweeney’s family of names
Sweeney has a related form in Suidhne. Sweeney has a related form in Sweenea. Sweeney has a related form in Sweenee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
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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