Cagney

Cagney is an Irish patronymic surname of Gaelic origin. In Gaelic, the name is Ó Caingne, and means "grandson of advocate", from caingean "legal dispute."^[1][2]

In modern times, it can be a male or female given name.^[3]

People

• James Cagney (1899–1986), Academy Award-winning actor
• Jeanne Cagney (1919–1984), his sister and actress
• William Cagney (1905–1988), his brother and an American film producer and actor
• Mark Cagney (born 1956), Irish breakfast television broadcaster

Other uses

• 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

See also

• Cagny (disambiguation)

Notes

1. Irish Ancestors / Surnames, IrishTimes.com Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
2. Partick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames, Genealogical Publishing, 1993. ISBN 978-0-8063-0381-9
3. Moss, Jennifer. "Cagney: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com.