Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: ban-don
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and river in County Cork, Ireland.

name

An unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States, named after the Irish town.

name

A city in Coos County, Oregon, United States.

Etymology

From Irish Bandan.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Bandan

Questions

What does bandon mean?: A town and river in County Cork, Ireland.
Where does bandon come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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