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]

Cagney
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
Meaningdescendant of advocate
Region of originIreland

In modern times, it can be a male or female given name.[3]

People

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  • James Cagney (1899–1986), Academy Award-winning actor
  • Jeanne Cagney (1919–1984), his sister and actress
  • William Cagney (1905–1988), his brother and an American film producer and actor
  • Mark Cagney (born 1956), Irish breakfast television broadcaster

Other uses

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  • 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Irish Ancestors / Surnames, IrishTimes.com Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Partick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames, Genealogical Publishing, 1993. ISBN 978-0-8063-0381-9
  3. ^ Moss, Jennifer. "Cagney: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com.