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Doheny

Doheny proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Doheny (plural Dohenys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Doheny

pluralDohenys

Origin of Doheny

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhconna (“descendant of Dubhconna”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + Conna, a hypocoristic form of Colmán.

Questions about Doheny

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

Words near Doheny in the dictionary

  1. Dohan
  2. Dohans
  3. dohas
  4. DOHC
  5. DOHCs
  6. Doheny
  7. Dohenys
  8. Doherty
  9. dohickey
  10. dohickeys
  11. Dohm

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