Cagney
[ˈkæɡni]Meaning
Anglicised Irish Ó Caingnigh, from a byname meaning "troublesome"
Background Story
Cagney is an Irish patronymic surname of Gaelic origin, an anglicised form of Ó Caingnigh, which is formed from the byname caingneach, "troublesome". A Gaelic form, Ó Caingne, is glossed "grandson of advocate", from caingean, "legal dispute". In modern times it is used as a given name for either sex, and a user-submitted entry records it as a given name in English, for boys and for girls.
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