Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'neil

/oʊnˈil/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: o'neil
IPA: /oʊnˈil/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of O'Neill.

Etymology

See O'Neill

Homonyms

o'neal

Rhymes With

he'll o'neal mcgreal néel célé

Questions

How do you pronounce o'neil?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊnˈil/.
What does o'neil mean?: A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of O'Neill.
Where does o'neil come from?: See O'Neill

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