Tearney

Tearney Meaning & Origin

About Tearney
The name Tearney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname Ó Tighearnaigh, meaning "descendant of Tighearnach." Tighearnach is an ancient Irish personal name derived from the word "tighearna," which translates to "lord" or "master." Therefore, Tearney can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the lord" or "descendant of the master."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Tearney are female.

Tearney Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0650
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T ER1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/tearney*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tearney in Braille

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

The name Tearney in braille

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

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

The name Tearney in sign language

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