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McCarney

McCarney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McCarney (plural McCarneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McCarney

pluralMcCarneys
alternative formKarney

Origin of McCarney

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Cearnaigh (“son of Cearnach”), from cearnach (“victorious, triumphant”).

Questions about McCarney

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

Words near McCarney in the dictionary

  1. McCarl
  2. McCarley
  3. McCarleys
  4. McCarls
  5. McCarn
  6. McCarney
  7. McCarneys
  8. McCarns
  9. McCarrell
  10. McCarrells
  11. McCarren

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