Meanings
plural Kenneallys · alternative Keneally · alternative Kenealy · alternative Kennelly
- A surname from Irish.
Origin
- IrishÓ Cionnfhaolaidh“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”
- EnglishKenneally
Reduced of Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cionnfhaolaidh (“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”) + faol (“wolf”).
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Kenneally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenneally
“Kenneally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenneally. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kenneally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kenneally.
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