McKenna (name)


McKenna is an Irish surname. It derives from the Gaelic name Cináed, meaning, “born of fire.” It is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionnaith", or of the Scottish surname, from Galloway, "MacCionaodha".
The historical lineage of the McKennas lies in the Barony of Truagh in the north of County Monaghan in the south of Ulster in Ireland, where they were "The Lords of Truagh". In Munster_Irish, McKenna is considered to come from Mag Cineáit. The Cionnath, Cionaoith, Cionaddha forms are considered there to be sources of names like Kenny, Kenney, and Kennedy. A similar Irish surname Ó Cionaodha, also spelt as Ó Cionnaith.
The name is also sometimes used as a given name. This is a list of notable people with this name.

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