Cagney is an
Irish patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
surname
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of
Gaelic
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:
Languages
* Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
origin. In Gaelic, the name is ''Ó Caingne'', and means "grandson of advocate", from ''caingean'' "legal dispute."
In modern times, it can be a male or female
given name
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.
People
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James Cagney
James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and maj ...
(1899–1986), Academy Award-winning actor
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Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Carolyn Cagney (March 25, 1919 – December 7, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress.
Early years
Born in New York City, Cagney and her four older brothers were raised by their widowed mother, Carolyn Elizabeth C ...
(1919–1984), his sister and actress
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William Cagney (1905–1988), his brother and an American film producer and actor
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Mark Cagney (born 1956), Irish breakfast television broadcaster
Other uses
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6377 Cagney, a main-belt asteroid
* ''
Cagney & Lacey'', 1980s American police detective drama series
**Christine Cagney, one of the two titular characters in said series
* Cagney Carnation, a flower boss from ''
Cuphead''
*Cagney Jeffords, a minor character in American police comedy series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...
See also
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Cagny (disambiguation)
Notes
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Surnames
Anglicised Irish-language surnames
Surnames of Irish origin