Rooney

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/ˈɹuːni/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Ruanaidh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish.

    Rooney and Fernandes are two men with so much in common.

    2026 April 24, Simon Stone, “Why I stayed at 'struggling' Man Utd and didn't think we'd be third now - Fernandes”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2026, retrieved 02 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Ruanaidh“descendant of a person named Champion”
  2. EnglishRooney

Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh (“descendant of a person named Champion”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Rooney

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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