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conan

/ˈkoʊnən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
co-nan
IPA
/ˈkoʊnən/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Irish.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Irish Conán, from Middle Irish Conán, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ (conann), a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kū (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Conán, ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ, *kū, *ḱwṓ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊnən/
  • British English: /ˈkəʊnən/

Phrases

Conan Doylean Conan Doylish Conan the Bacterium

Rhymes With

ronan honan onan cronan kronen koenen lonon kohnen yonan

Questions

How do you pronounce conan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊnən/.
What does conan mean?
A male given name from Irish.
Where does conan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce conan

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