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Hennessey

Hennessey proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hennessey

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin of Hennessey

Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).

Questions about Hennessey

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

Words near Hennessey in the dictionary

  1. henneries
  2. hennery
  3. hennes
  4. Hennessee
  5. Hennessees
  6. Hennessey
  7. Hennessy
  8. Hennessys
  9. Henney
  10. Henneys
  11. hennier

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