Cooney

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuana (“descendant of Cuana”), a personal name either derived from cú (“hound”) or cuanna (“elegant, comely”).

Related phrases

Cooneys Creek

More for "cooney"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.