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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bann

/bˈæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
bann
IPA
/bˈæn/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in County Down, County Armagh, County Antrim and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh.

name

A river in southeastern Ireland.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish an Bhanna (“the river goddess”), from ban (“woman”) + dia (“goddess, deity”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Banns (plural)

Derived Forms

Banbridge

Homonyms

banh

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce bann?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæn/.
What does bann mean?
A river in County Down, County Armagh, County Antrim and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh.
Where does bann come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce bann

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