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Dorney

Dorney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dorney (plural Dorneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Dorney

pluralDorneys
alternative formDurney

Origin of Dorney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Doirinne (“descendant of Doireann”), a personal name related to dodaire (“sullen, sulky”).

Questions about Dorney

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

Words near Dorney in the dictionary

  1. dornases
  2. dorneck
  3. dornecks
  4. Dorner
  5. Dorners
  6. Dorney
  7. Dorneys
  8. Dornfeld
  9. Dornfelder
  10. Dornfelds
  11. dornick

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