# Tierney

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,787

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A female given name.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh "descendant of Tiarnach", a diminutive of tiarna (“lord, master”).

## Easily confused with
- **tourney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tierney-vs-tourney)
- **tiered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiered-vs-tierney)

## Common misspellings (10)
`iterney`, `teirney`, `tienrey`, `tiereny`, `tierneyy`, `tiernney`, `tiernye`, `tierrney`, `tireney`, `ttierney`

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