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Rooney

/ˈɹuːni/

Rooney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Rooney

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin of Rooney

Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh (“descendant of a person named Champion”).

Words formed from Rooney

Words that rhyme with Rooney

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Questions about Rooney

What does Rooney mean?
Rooney means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Rooney?
Rooney is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rooney?
Rooney is pronounced /ˈɹuːni/.

Words near Rooney in the dictionary

  1. roomward
  2. roomwise
  3. roomy
  4. roon
  5. rooned
  6. Rooney
  7. Rooneyesque
  8. roop
  9. Roopa
  10. rooped
  11. rooped up

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