Prunty

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Proinntigh →
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Meanings

proper nounPrunty (countable and uncountable, plural Pruntys)

plural Pruntys · alternative Brunty

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Proinntigh“descendant of Proinnteach”
  2. EnglishPrunty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh (“descendant of Proinnteach”), a nickname for a generous person composed of the elements proinn (“meal; banquet”) and teach (“house”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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