The story
- Irish · derived fromMac Géibheannaigh“son of Géibheannach”
- English todayGuiney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).
Words from the same roots
IrishMac Géibheannaigh all →
GaineyKeaveney
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.