# Kearney

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,446

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town and municipality of Ontario.
4. A city in Missouri.
5. A city, the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska.
6. A lake in Nova Scotia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceithearnaigh.

## Easily confused with
- **kernel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kearney-vs-kernel)
- **Kearns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kearney-vs-kearns)
- **Keane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keane-vs-kearney)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ekarney`, `kaerney`, `keanrey`, `keareny`, `kearneyy`, `kearnney`, `kearnye`, `kearrney`, `keraney`, `kkearney`

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