Doheny

D2O1H4E1N1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Dubhconna →
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Meanings

proper nounDoheny (plural Dohenys)

plural Dohenys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Dubhconna“descendant of Dubhconna”
  2. EnglishDoheny

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhconna (“descendant of Dubhconna”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + Conna, a hypocoristic form of Colmán.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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