Maloney

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Maloney

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh (“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”), from maol (“devotee”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).

proper noun Maloneys · Mallonee · Moloney · Molony · Muldowney

countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.

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Closest in meaning: malone, malley, malloy, moloney, o'malley, mooney, mallonee, moroney, maley, mahoney, mooneyhan, monahan, mcaloon, molony, monaghan, looney

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@misc{maloney_2026,
  title = {Maloney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maloney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}