English Explanatory Dictionary

Rooney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹuːni/

Word forms

Rooney

Etymology

Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh (“descendant of a person named Champion”).

Derived words

Rooney rule Rooneyesque
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