The gainey Surname
gainey Name Meaning and History
Irish (mainly Connacht): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Geigheannaigh ‘descendant of Géibheannach’ or Mac
Géibheannaigh ‘son of Géibheannach’, a byname meaning
‘fettered’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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