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o'halpin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
o'halpin
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilpín (“descendant of Ailpín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (“lump, stout person”). Compare McAlpine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

O'Halpins (plural)

Questions

What does o'halpin mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does o'halpin come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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