Cooney

C3O1O1N1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Cuana →
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Meanings

proper nounCooney (countable and uncountable, plural Cooneys)

plural Cooneys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Cuana“descendant of Cuana”
  2. EnglishCooney

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuana (“descendant of Cuana”), a personal name either derived from cú (“hound”) or cuanna (“elegant, comely”).

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APA

Cooney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cooney

MLA

“Cooney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cooney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cooney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cooney.

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