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o'bansawin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
o'ban-saw-in
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Abenaki

Etymology

Anglicization of the French Obonsawin, from Abenaki Obomsawin, meaning pathfinder; adapted to the O' typical of Irish surnames.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

O'Bansawins (plural) O'Bonsawin (alternative) Obansawin (alternative) Obonsawin (alternative) Obamsawin (alternative) Obomsawin (alternative)

Questions

What does o'bansawin mean?
A surname from Abenaki
Where does o'bansawin come from?
It is traced to French.

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