What does Sweeny mean?

Sweeny as a name for boys. The meaning of the name Sweeny is "small hero". Sweeny is a variant form of Sweeney (Irish, Gaelic).

ASSOCIATED WITH small (little), hero

Variations

How popular is Sweeny?

Sweeny is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#11737 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Sweeny is alike in pronunciation to Signy, Sonny▲ and Sunny. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Benny▼, Berny, Cheny, Chesny, Denny▼, Evgeny, Glenny, Kenny▼, Lenny, Renny, Sabeeno, Saeed, Saxen, Sean▼, Seann, Seeley, Seely, Seelye, Selby, Sereno, Shelby▼, Shelly, Simen, Skeet, Skelly, Skerry, Sleven, Smedly (see Smedley), Soren▲, Speed, Speer, Speero, Speers, Steben, Steed, Steel, Steele, Steen, Stein, Sten, Steno, Stepney, Stepny, Stern, Sterne, Steven▼, Stevy, Svein, Sveinn, Sven, Svend, Swain, Swaine, Swayn, Swayne, Swen, Swensen and Tenny. These names tend to be more frequently used than Sweeny.