Hennessy - Meaning of Hennessy

What does Hennessy mean?

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Hennessy

[ 3 syll. hen-nes-sy, he-nne-ssy ] The baby boy name Hennessy is pronounced HHEHNAHSiy †. Hennessy is of Irish origin. Hennessy's meaning is 'descendent of Angus'.

Variation transcriptions of Hennessy include Henessey and Hennesse.

See also the related category irish.

Hennessy is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hennessy include Hahnea, Hamasa, Hamisi (African, Arabic, and Swahili), Hanea, Haniah, Hanisi (Swahili), Haniya, Haniyah, Hansuke (Japanese), Hemanga (Indian), Henessey, Heniek (Polish), Hewnea, Himanshu (Indian), Himansu (Indian), Hmayak, Honea, Honestio, Hymea, and Hyun Ki.

† English pronunciation for Hennessy: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"