McHaney

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Mac Giolla Choinnigh ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMcHaney (plural McHaneys)

plural McHaneys · alternative Haney

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Choinnigh“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”
  2. IrishMac Giolla Choinnigh
  3. EnglishMcHaney

Perhaps an unusual Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”) from the personal name Coinneach (“Kenneth, Canice”).

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APA

McHaney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McHaney

MLA

“McHaney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McHaney. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McHaney,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McHaney.

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