Tierney (first name)
Tierney is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is mostly used in Irish (rarely in English ) and is the Anglicized form of Tighearnach . Sometimes it is a surname derived from the first / baptismal name.
Variants are Tiarnach and Tigernach .
Well-known namesake
- Tierney Sutton (* 1963), American jazz singer
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Tierney. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .