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Gainey

Gainey proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gainey (plural Gaineys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gainey

pluralGaineys

Origin of Gainey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).

Questions about Gainey

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

Words near Gainey in the dictionary

  1. Gainesboro
  2. gainesite
  3. gainest
  4. Gainesville
  5. gaineth
  6. Gainey
  7. Gaineys
  8. Gainford
  9. gainful
  10. gainfull
  11. gainfuller

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