# Feeney

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfini/ · frequency rank #48,742

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiannaidhe (“descendant of Fiannaidhe”), a byname meaning "warrior", from fiann (“army”).

## Easily confused with
- **frenzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeney-vs-frenzy)
- **fennel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeney-vs-fennel)
- **Finney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeney-vs-finney)
- **feely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feely-vs-feeney)
- **feeder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeder-vs-feeney)

## Common misspellings (8)
`efeney`, `feeeny`, `feeneyy`, `feenney`, `feenye`, `feneey`, `feney`, `ffeeney`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/feeney