"Cagney" meaning in All languages combined

See Cagney on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Cagneys [plural], Kagney [alternative]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caingnigh (“descendant of Caingneach”), a byname from caingneach (“troublesome”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Caingnigh||descendant of Caingneach}} Irish Ó Caingnigh (“descendant of Caingneach”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Cagney (plural Cagneys)
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Cagney-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
    Sense id: en-Cagney-en-name-GFKC6xuK Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

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