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Rooney
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English
Etymology
Anglicised from en ga Ó Ruanaidh descendant of a person named Champion.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹuːni/
en uːni 2
Proper noun
en Irish.
en 2026-04-24 Simon Stone Why I stayed at 'struggling' Man Utd and didn't think we'd be third now - Fernandes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0rxl475x8jo BBC Sport Rooney and Fernandes are two men with so much in common. 2 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260425063147/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0rxl475x8jo
Derived terms
en Rooney rule
en Rooneyesque