"Gaffney" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Gaffneys [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”), a byname from gamhain (“calf”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Gamhna||descendant of Gamhain}} Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Gaffneys}} Gaffney (countable and uncountable, plural Gaffneys)
  1. A surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gaffney-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in South Carolina, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gaffney-en-name-pQReTpWm Categories (other): County seats of South Carolina, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Gaffaney [surname], Goffney [surname]

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