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Kinney

/ˈkɪni/

Kinney proper noun: a surname. Also the ellipsis of Kinney County.

Proper noun

Kinney (countable and uncountable, plural Kinneys)

  1. (countable) A surname.
    • Together, the Masons craft a new algorithm to make an end-run around Axe’s sabotage — or so they want him to believe. With the help of a surveillance photo procured by his dirty-deeds specialist Hall (Terry Kinney), Axe has a copy of the algo he spends a full day attempting to decipher before...2019 March 31, Sean T. Collins, “‘Billions’ Season 4, Episode 3: Hurts So Good”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2019
    1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (“descendant of Kenneth”).
    2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant anglicization of Mac Cionaodha (McKenna).
  2. A city in Minnesota, United States; named for landowner O. D. Kinney.

Also used as

Kinney is also the ellipsis of Kinney County.

Forms of Kinney

pluralKinneys
alternative formKenna
alternative formKinna
alternative formKenny
alternative formKenney
alternative formKinnie

Words formed from Kinney

Words that rhyme with Kinney

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Kinney

What does Kinney mean?
Kinney means a surname.
What part of speech is Kinney?
Kinney is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kinney?
Kinney is pronounced /ˈkɪni/.

Words near Kinney in the dictionary

  1. Kinnerley
  2. Kinnersley
  3. Kinnersleys
  4. Kinnett
  5. Kinnetts
  6. Kinney
  7. Kinney County
  8. Kinneys
  9. Kinniburgh
  10. Kinniburghs
  11. Kinnick

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