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