About Pinkney
The name "Pinkney" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "pinca" meaning "finch" and "eg" meaning "island." Therefore, the name "Pinkney" can be interpreted to mean "island of finches" or "dweller on the island of finches." It is a surname that likely originated as a locational name for someone who lived near or on an island inhabited by finches.
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Most individuals with the name Pinkney are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 20% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Pinkney in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Pinkney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.