Etymology

Feeney

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

Irish Ó Fiannaidhe
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Fiannaidhe“descendant of Fiannaidhe”
  2. English todayFeeney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiannaidhe (“descendant of Fiannaidhe”), a byname meaning "warrior", from fiann (“army”).

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