Etymograph

English

Keaveney

Keaveney comes from Irish Mac Géibheannaigh ‘son of Géibheannach’, from géibheannach ‘fettered’, and ultimately from Old Irish gébend.

  1. Old Irishc. 600–900gébend‘bond, fetter’
  2. Irishc. 1200–presentgéibheann‘fetter’
  3. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentgéibheannach‘fettered’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Géibheannaigh‘son of Géibheannach’
  5. EnglishtodayKeaveney

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Irishc. 600–900gébend‘bond, fetter’
  2. Irishc. 1200–presentgéibheann‘fetter’
  3. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentgéibheannach‘fettered’
  4. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Géibheannaigh‘son of Géibheannach’
  5. EnglishtodayKeaveney

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (‘son of Géibheannach’), a nickname from géibheannach (‘fettered’), from géibheann (‘fetter’).

Every English word from Old Irish gébend

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Old Irish gébend / Keaveney

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