The denny Surname
denny Name Meaning and History
- Scottish and English: from a pet form of Dennis.
- English: habitational name from a place in Cambridgeshire, most probably named with Old English Dene ‘Dane’ + eg ‘island’.
- Scottish: habitational name from Denny in Stirlingshire.
- Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhne (see Deeney).
- Irish (Cork): less frequently, a reduced Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Duineachdha (see Dennehy).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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