What is the meaning of the name Keena?

What is the meaning of this last name?

What is the meaning of the name Keena?
Keena


Irish: possibly an Anglicized form of Gaelic 脫 Caoinnigh, a variant of 脫 Coinnigh (see Kenny).





Kenny


1. Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic 脫 Coinnigh 鈥榙escendant of Coinneach鈥? 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 鈥榗hurch of Coinneach鈥?


2. Irish: possibly an Anglicized form of Gaelic 脫 Cionaodha 鈥榙escendant of Cionaodh鈥? 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...
Reply:I would google it or Wikipedia it and see if there's a match for the name Keena. It sounds like an island name, or something. Try it out also on MySpace in the search area.
Reply:It's Celtic for "Brave"