English
Greaney
Greaney comes from Irish Ó Gráinne ‘descendant of Gráinne’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Gráinne‘descendant of Gráinne’
- EnglishtodayGreaney
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Gráinne‘descendant of Gráinne’
- EnglishtodayGreaney
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráinne (‘descendant of Gráinne’), a female personal name.
Every English word from Irish Ó Gráinne
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Gráinne / Greaney