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Greaney

Greaney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Greaney (countable and uncountable, plural Greaneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Forms of Greaney

pluralGreaneys
alternative formGreany

Origin of Greaney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráinne (“descendant of Gráinne”), a female personal name.

Questions about Greaney

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

Words near Greaney in the dictionary

  1. Gre Gre North
  2. Gre Gre South
  3. Grealey
  4. Grealeys
  5. Grealish
  6. Greaney
  7. Greaneys
  8. Grear
  9. Grears
  10. greasable
  11. Greasbrough

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