Hennessey

Hennessey Meaning & Origin

About Hennessey
The name "Hennessey" is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó hAonghusa," meaning "descendant of Aonghus." Aonghus is an ancient Irish personal name derived from the Celtic god of love and youth. The name Hennessey signifies a connection to this ancestral lineage and carries connotations of love, youthfulness, and divine heritage.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Hennessey are female.

Hennessey Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -35.71% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 N AH0 S IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɛnəsi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hennessey in Braille

Here's how to represent Hennessey in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Hennessey in braille

How to Spell the Name Hennessey in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Hennessey using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hennessey in sign language

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