McKenna is an Irish surname. It derives from the Gaelic name Cináed (Anglicized as Kenneth), meaning, “born of fire.” It is the
anglicized form of the
GaelicMac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionnaith", or of the Scottish surname, from
Galloway, "MacCionaodha".[1]
The historical lineage of the McKennas lies in the Truagh,
County Monaghan,
Ulster,
Ireland, where they were "The Lords Of Truagh". [citation needed] In North Kerry, McKenna is considered to come from Mac Ginea.[citation needed] 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.
This page lists people with the
surnameMcKenna. If an
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McKenna is an Irish surname. It derives from the Gaelic name Cináed (Anglicized as Kenneth), meaning, “born of fire.” It is the
anglicized form of the
GaelicMac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionnaith", or of the Scottish surname, from
Galloway, "MacCionaodha".[1]
The historical lineage of the McKennas lies in the Truagh,
County Monaghan,
Ulster,
Ireland, where they were "The Lords Of Truagh". [citation needed] In North Kerry, McKenna is considered to come from Mac Ginea.[citation needed] 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.
This page lists people with the
surnameMcKenna. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.