Shaughnessy

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Seachnasaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounShaughnessy (countable and uncountable, plural Shaughnessys or Shaughnessyes or Shaughnessies)

plural Shaughnessys · plural Shaughnessyes · plural Shaughnessies

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. A place in Canada:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta.
    2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.
  3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Shaughnessy Village.

Origin

  1. IrishSeachnasaigh
  2. EnglishShaughnessy

From Irish Seachnasaigh.

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Translations

French Shaughnessy
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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