Tinney

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó tSionnaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounTinney (countable and uncountable, plural Tinneys)

plural Tinneys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ tSionnaigh“descendant of Sionnach”
  2. EnglishTinney

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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