Etymograph

English

Heaney

Heaney comes from Irish Ó hÉighnigh ‘descendant of Éighneach’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÉighnigh‘descendant of Éighneach’
  2. EnglishtodayHeaney

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÉighnigh‘descendant of Éighneach’
  2. EnglishtodayHeaney

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉighnigh (‘descendant of Éighneach’), or an Anglicized form of Ó hÉanna (‘descendant of Éanna’), a personal name of unclear origin, possibly containing the element éan (‘bird’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Every English word from Irish Ó hÉighnigh

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó hÉighnigh / Heaney

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