# McHaney

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Perhaps an unusual Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”) from the personal name Coinneach (“Kenneth, Canice”).

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