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Tierney

Tierney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Tierney (plural Tierneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A female given name.

Forms of Tierney

pluralTierneys

Origin of Tierney

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh "descendant of Tiarnach", a diminutive of tiarna (“lord, master”).

Questions about Tierney

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

Words near Tierney in the dictionary

  1. tierlike
  2. tierlist
  3. tierlists
  4. Tiernan
  5. Tiernans
  6. Tierney
  7. Tierneys
  8. Tiernny
  9. Tierno
  10. Tiernos
  11. tierod

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