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Heaney

Heaney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Heaney (plural Heaneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Heaney

pluralHeaneys
alternative formHainey
alternative formHeeney

Origin of Heaney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉighnigh (“descendant of Éighneach”), or an Anglicized form of Ó hÉanna (“descendant of Éanna”), a personal name of unclear origin, possibly containing the element éan (“bird”). Compare Bird, Heagney.

Words formed from Heaney

Questions about Heaney

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

Words near Heaney in the dictionary

  1. heamodynamic
  2. heamogram
  3. heamorrhage
  4. heams
  5. hean
  6. Heaney
  7. Heaneyan
  8. Heaneys
  9. heanling
  10. heanlings
  11. Heanor

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