# Hennessey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,187

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).

## Easily confused with
- **Hennessy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hennessey-vs-hennessy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ehnnessey`, `henenssey`, `henessey`, `hennesesy`, `hennesey`, `hennesseyy`, `hennessye`, `hennsesey`, `hhennessey`, `hnenessey`

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