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Keaney

Keaney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Keaney (plural Keaneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Keaney

pluralKeaneys
alternative formKeeney

Origin of Keaney

Possibly an Americanized form of Irish Ó Cianagh (“descendant of Cianach”), a byname from cian (“distant, long”).

Questions about Keaney

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

Words near Keaney in the dictionary

  1. Keam's Canyon
  2. Keams Canyon
  3. Kean
  4. Keane
  5. Keanes
  6. Keaney
  7. Keaneys
  8. Keangsoo
  9. Keannaissance
  10. Keano
  11. Keans

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