Gaffney

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Gamhna →
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Meanings

proper nounGaffney (countable and uncountable, plural Gaffneys)

plural Gaffneys · alternative Gaffaney · alternative Goffney

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Gamhna“descendant of Gamhain”
  2. EnglishGaffney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”), a byname from gamhain (“calf”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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