Feeney

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Feeney

/ˈfini/

Rhymes with -iːni

Where it comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiannaidhe (“descendant of Fiannaidhe”), a byname meaning "warrior", from fiann (“army”).

proper noun Feeneys · Feeny

A surname from Irish.

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@misc{feeney_2026,
  title = {Feeney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feeney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}