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Across the world, Rooney (روني , רוני , Rooney , and others...) is a common epicene first name. The forename Rooney is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare male name, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but infrequently female name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Iraq, and Syria. Also, Rooney is the last name as well as the forename.
Rooney is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rooney (mascot) , the athletics mascot of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia; Rooney , the musical character in the musical Tenderloin by Jerry Bock; a police officer; Ronnie Raymond , the DC Comics character, The Flash; Ronnie Mitchell , the fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ronny Jönsson , among other works.