Hynes

H4Y4N1E1S1
/haɪnz/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Eidhin →
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Meanings

proper nounHynes (countable and uncountable, plural Hyneses)

plural Hyneses

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA former town, now part of Paramount, California.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Eidhin“descendant of Eidhin”
  2. EnglishHynes

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Eidhin (“descendant of Eidhin”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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