Etymology

Swartney

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Today it means: A habitational surname. Full definition →

Old English sweartan
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  1. Old English · derived fromsweartan
  2. English todaySwartney

From Old English sweartan, dative of sweart (“black”) + īeġ (“island”), "black island". Compare Whitney.

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