Tierney
[ˈtɪərni]Meaning
anglicised form of the Irish name Ó Tiarnaigh, from tiarna, 'lord' or 'master'
Background Story
Tierney is an Irish surname and a female given name, an Anglicised form of the Irish-language surname Ó Tiarnaigh, historically spelt Ó Tighearnaigh. That surname means 'descendant of Tiarnach', a diminutive of tiarna, the Irish word for 'lord' or 'master'. It is sometimes a variant of Tiernan, Irish Mac Tiarnáin, and Behind the Name gives it as an anglicised form of Tighearnach, used in Medieval and Old Irish.
Variations
Teaghnán, Tighearnán
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