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o'flaherty

/oʊˈflɛərti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
o'fla-her-ty
IPA
/oʊˈflɛərti/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Ó Flaithbheartaigh. See also Flaherty.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Flaithbheartaigh

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊˈflɛərti/
  • British English: /oʊˈflɑːərti/

Questions

How do you pronounce o'flaherty?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈflɛərti/.
What does o'flaherty mean?
A surname from Irish
Where does o'flaherty come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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