Tierney - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Tierney \ti(er)-ney\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "lord". Unusual surname, though made familiar by Gene Tierney's fame.

Tierney has 3 variant forms: Tiernan, Tierneigh and Tiernie.

Baby names that sound like Tierney are Tirrien and Tirien.

Tierney is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tierney. Click here to compare Tierney with related baby names.