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Tunney

Tunney proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Tunney (plural Tunneys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Tunney

pluralTunneys

Origin of Tunney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tonnaigh (“descendant of Tonnach”), a personal name derived from tonn (“wave, billow”).

Questions about Tunney

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

Words near Tunney in the dictionary

  1. tunnelly
  2. tunnels
  3. tunnels of love
  4. tunnelway
  5. tunnelways
  6. Tunney
  7. Tunneys
  8. Tunnicliffe
  9. tunnies
  10. tunning
  11. tunnland

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