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Suibne (other) (died c. 598), Irish king
* Suibne Menn (died c. 628), Irish king
* Suibne moccu Fir Thrí (died c. 657), abbot of Iona
* Suibne son of Maclume (died c. 891), famed scribe of Clonmacnoise
* Suibne mac Cináeda (died 1034), King of the ''Gall Gaidheil''
* Suibne Geilt ("Sweeney the Wild"), protagonist of the Irish language tale ''Buile Shuibhne'' (''The Madness of Sweeney'')
* Suibhne mac Duinnshléibhe, early 13th century Scottish magnate, eponym of Castle Sween and the MacSweens of Argyll and Ireland
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Suibne or Suibhne, a Gaelic male name from which the modern '' Sweeney'' is derived, may refer to: * Suibne mac Colmáin Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600) was a King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 555/558), also King of Uisnech. He ruled Uisnech from 587 to 600. The Marianus Scotus king list names Suibne ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweeney (name)
Sweeney is a surname that is of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Suibhne'' meaning "son of ''Suibhne''".. For the surnames ''McQueen'', ''Swain'', ''Sweeney'', this website cited: . The Gaelic personal name '' Suibhne'' was originally a byname meaning "pleasant" or "well-disposed" and is associated with Clan Sweeney. name="ancestry">. For the surnames ''McQueen'', ''Swain'', ''Sweeney'', this website cited: . In the United States, the surname ''Sweeney'' can also be an Americanization of the French surname ''Choinière''. This French surname is derived from ''choin'', meaning white, and probably originated as an occupational name for a baker.. For the surnames ''Choiniere'' and ''Sweeney'', this website cited: . People with the surname * A. William Sweeney (1920–2003), Ohio Supreme Court justice * Alison Sweeney (born 1976), American television actress * Anne Sweeney (born 1957), Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and President of Disney–ABC Television Group * Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |