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McHaney

McHaney proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McHaney (plural McHaneys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McHaney

pluralMcHaneys
alternative formHaney

Origin of McHaney

Perhaps an unusual Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”) from the personal name Coinneach (“Kenneth, Canice”).

Questions about McHaney

What does McHaney mean?
McHaney means a surname.
What part of speech is McHaney?
McHaney is a proper noun.

Words near McHaney in the dictionary

  1. McHaffie
  2. McHaffies
  3. McHale
  4. McHales
  5. McHan
  6. McHaney
  7. McHaneys
  8. McHans
  9. McHardy
  10. McHargue
  11. McHargues

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