Shinnick

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Sionnaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounShinnick (plural Shinnicks)

plural Shinnicks

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Sionnaigh“descendant of Sionnach”
  2. EnglishShinnick

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sionnaigh (“descendant of Sionnach”), a personal name based on sionnach (“fox”). Compare Tinney.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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