Finnerty

F4I1N1N1E1R1T1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Fionnachta →
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Meanings

proper nounFinnerty (plural Finnertys)

plural Finnertys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Fionnachta“descendant of Fionnachta”
  2. EnglishFinnerty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnachta (“descendant of Fionnachta”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + sneachta (“snow”).

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APA

Finnerty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finnerty

MLA

“Finnerty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finnerty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Finnerty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finnerty.

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