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Swartney

Swartney proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Swartney

  1. A habitational surname.

Origin of Swartney

From Old English sweartan, dative of sweart (“black”) + īeġ (“island”), "black island". Compare Whitney.

Questions about Swartney

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

Words near Swartney in the dictionary

  1. Swartkrans
  2. Swartkranz
  3. Swartley
  4. Swartleys
  5. swartness
  6. Swartney
  7. Swartout
  8. Swartouts
  9. Swartruggens
  10. swartrutter
  11. swartrutters

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