Cagney is an Irish patronymic surname of Gaelic origin. In Gaelic, the name is Ó Caingne, and means "grandson of advocate", from caingean "legal dispute."[1][2]
In modern times, it can be a male or female given name.[3]
People
Other uses
- 6377 Cagney, a main-belt asteroid
- Cagney & Lacey, 1980s American police detective drama series
- Christine Cagney, one of the two titular characters in said series
- Cagney Carnation, a flower boss from Cuphead
- Cagney Jeffords, a minor character in American police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine
See also
Notes
- ^ Irish Ancestors / Surnames, IrishTimes.com Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Partick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames, Genealogical Publishing, 1993. ISBN 978-0-8063-0381-9
- ^ Moss, Jennifer. "Cagney: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com.