What is the meaning of the name Keena?

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What is the meaning of the name Keena?

What is the meaning of this last name?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Keena
Irish: possibly an Anglicized form of Gaelic 㓠Caoinnigh, a variant of 㓠Coinnigh (see Kenny).

Kenny
1. Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic 㓠Coinnigh ??descendant of Coinneach??, an Old Irish personal name equivalent to Scottish Kenneth ["born of fire"]. This was borne by a 6th-century monk and saint who gave his name to the town of Kilkenny ??church of Coinneach??.
2. Irish: possibly an Anglicized form of Gaelic 㓠Cionaodha ??descendant of Cionaodh??, a personal name of unexplained etymology.

This is from http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnam...

Also see http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx... which has a family crest plus these details: "Origin: Irish

"Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name Keena is O Cianain.

"Spelling variations of this family name include: Keenan, O'Keenan and others.

"First found in county Fermanagh where they held a family seat from ancient times.

"Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bernard, Charles, Denis, Henry, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Thomas and William Keenan all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 1840 and 1870."

More yet here: http://www.goireland.com/genealogy/scrip...