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o'leary

/oʊ ˈle.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
o'leary
IPA
/oʊ ˈle.ɹi/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Laoghaire. The town in Prince Edward Island is named after early settler Michael O'Leary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Laoghaire

Inflected Forms

OLeary (alternative) Leary (alternative) Learie (alternative) O'Lear (alternative)

Rhymes With

theory weary erie eerie siri dreary cheery cleary leary teary geary leery

Questions

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

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