Clancy

proper nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈklænsi//

An English surname from Irish.

proper noun

1
An English surname from Irish.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh (“descendant of a person named Red Warrior”), from flann (“blood-red”).

Forms

plural: Clancys

Clamp · A surname.clan · A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in…clancy · An overflow or spillage.

Clancy · An English surname from Irish.

clang · A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal…clanging · A noise that clangs.clank · A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

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