Gaffney

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Gaffney

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”), a byname from gamhain (“calf”).

proper noun Gaffneys · Gaffaney · Goffney

countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.

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"Gaffney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gaffney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{gaffney_2026,
  title = {Gaffney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gaffney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}