CRANY

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• Craney — Recorded in the spellins of Crany, Craney, Cranny, Creaney, Creeney, and Cranney, this interesting name is claimed by some to be Irish. Certainly it is well recorded in that country, although as it is not apparently associated with any particular …   Surnames reference

• Cranny — Recorded in the spellins of Crany, Craney, Cranny, Creaney, Creeney, and Cranney, this interesting name is claimed by some to be Irish. Certainly it is well recorded in that country, although as it is not apparently associated with any particular …   Surnames reference

• Creaney — Recorded in the spellins of Crany, Craney, Cranny, Creaney, Creeney, and Cranney, this interesting name is claimed by some to be Irish. Certainly it is well recorded in that country, although as it is not apparently associated with any particular …   Surnames reference

• Creany — Recorded in the spellins of Crany, Craney, Cranny, Creaney, Creeney, and Cranney, this interesting name is claimed by some to be Irish. Certainly it is well recorded in that country, although as it is not apparently associated with any particular …   Surnames reference

• cranny — noun (plural crannies) Etymology: Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch Date: 15th century 1. a small break or slit ; crevice 2. an obscure nook or corner • crannied adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cranny — /kran ee/, n., pl. crannies. 1. a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure: They searched every nook and cranny for the missing ring. 2. a small out of the way place or obscure corner; nook. [1400 50; late ME crany,… …   Universalium

• Cranney — This rare and interesting name is of medieval English origin and is a dialectal variant of either of two locational names, Cranleigh in Surrey or Cranoe in Leicestershire. Cranleigh is first recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1166 as Cranlea and in… …   Surnames reference

• cranny — /ˈkræni / (say kranee) noun (plural crannies) a small, narrow opening (in a wall, rock, etc.); a chink; crevice; fissure. {Middle English crany, from French cran fissure (from crener cut away, from Latin crēnāre) + y2} –crannied, adjective …  

• cranies — plural of crany …   Useful english dictionary

• craney — obs. f. cranny, crany …   Useful english dictionary