Flannery
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannabhra (“descendant of Flannabhra”), a personal name derived from flann (“blood red”) + abhra (“eyebrow”). The bridge convention was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery.
Proper noun
Flannery (plural Flannerys)
- A surname from Irish.
- (bridge) A convention using a 2♦ opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength (11-15 high card points) with exactly four spades and five (or sometimes six) hearts.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Flannery is the 3409th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10497 individuals. Flannery is most common among White (95.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flannery”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 580.