Rooney

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Rooney

/ˈɹuːni/

Rhymes with -uːni

Where it comes from

Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh (“descendant of a person named Champion”).

proper noun

A surname from Irish. Rooney and Fernandes are two men with so much in common.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rene, ronnie, weather, roni, rowan, roddy, croney, irish, raftery, rogan, rainey, rafferty, moroney, cooney, mooney, horan

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"Rooney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rooney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Rooney. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rooney

Chicago

"Rooney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rooney.

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@misc{rooney_2026,
  title = {Rooney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rooney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}