"Sweeney" meaning in All languages combined

See Sweeney on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈswiːni/ Forms: Sweeneys [plural]
Rhymes: -iːni Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Ó Suibhne, from subha + -ne (“pleasant”) . Compare McSweeney. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Suibhne}} Irish Ó Suibhne, {{m-g|pleasant}} “pleasant” Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Sweeneys}} Sweeney (plural Sweeneys)
  1. A surname from Irish. Categories (topical): Nicknames Synonyms: Sweany, Sweeny, Swinney
    Sense id: en-Sweeney-en-name-O~oc0EH- Disambiguation of Nicknames: 55 45 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈswiːni/ Forms: the Sweeney [canonical]
Rhymes: -iːni Etymology: From Sweeney Todd, the name of a fictional character. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Sweeney}} the Sweeney
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) The Flying Squad, a branch of the London police service. Tags: Cockney, slang Categories (topical): Nicknames Derived forms: Swedey
    Sense id: en-Sweeney-en-name-pQEgsq04 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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