Kinney

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪni/
• Rhymes: -ɪni

Proper noun

Kinney (countable and uncountable, plural Kinneys)

1. (countable) A surname
   1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (“descendant of Kenneth”).
   2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant anglicization of Mac Cionaodha (McKenna).
2. A placename
   1. A city in Minnesota, United States; named for landowner O. D. Kinney.
   2. Ellipsis of Kinney County.

Alternative forms

• (Irish surname): Kenna, Kinna, Kenny, Kenney, Kinnie

Derived terms

• Kinney County