Cagney is an Irish people patronymic surname of Gaels origin. In Gaelic, the name is Ó Caingne, and means "grandson of advocate", from caingean "legal dispute." Irish Ancestors / Surnames, IrishTimes.com Partick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames, Genealogical Publishing, 1993.
In modern times, it can be a male or female given name.
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