Cagney
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| meaning = descendant of advocate
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| language = Gaelic
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Cagney is an Irish patronymic surname of Gaelic origin. In Gaelic, the name is Ó Caingne, and means "grandson of advocate", from caingean "legal dispute."[https://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ Irish Ancestors / Surnames], IrishTimes.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513233629/http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ |date=13 May 2016 }}Partick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames, Genealogical Publishing, 1993. {{ISBN|978-0-8063-0381-9}}
In modern times, it can be a male or female given name.{{Cite web|url=https://babynames.com/name/cagney|title=Cagney: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com|first=Jennifer|last=Moss|website=babynames.com}}
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People
- James Cagney (1899–1986), Academy Award-winning actor
- Jeanne Cagney (1919–1984), his sister and actress
- William Cagney (1905–1988), his brother and an American film producer and actor
- Mark Cagney (born 1956), Irish breakfast television broadcaster
Other uses
- 6377 Cagney, a main-belt asteroid
- Cagney & Lacey, 1980s American police detective drama series
- Christine Cagney, one of the two titular characters in said series
- Cagney Carnation, a flower boss from Cuphead
- Cagney Jeffords, a minor character in American police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine