Tunney

T1U1N1N1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Tonnaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounTunney (plural Tunneys)

plural Tunneys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Tonnaigh“descendant of Tonnach”
  2. EnglishTunney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tonnaigh (“descendant of Tonnach”), a personal name derived from tonn (“wave, billow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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