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Dennehy

Dennehy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dennehy (plural Dennehys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Dennehy

pluralDennehys
alternative formDanahy

Origin of Dennehy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duineachdha (“descendant of Duineachaidh”), a personal name whose first element is duine (“human being”).

Questions about Dennehy

What does Dennehy mean?
Dennehy means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Dennehy?
Dennehy is a proper noun.

Words near Dennehy in the dictionary

  1. denmate
  2. denmates
  3. dennamug
  4. Denne
  5. denned
  6. Dennehy
  7. Dennehys
  8. denner
  9. denners
  10. Dennes
  11. Dennes Point

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