Etymology

Dorney

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Doirinne
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Doirinne“descendant of Doireann”
  2. English todayDorney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Doirinne (“descendant of Doireann”), a personal name related to dodaire (“sullen, sulky”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.