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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behan

/bˈɛhən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
be-han
IPA
/bˈɛhən/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Beacháin

Inflected Forms

Behans (plural)

Rhymes With

shehan crehan

Questions

How do you pronounce behan?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛhən/.
What does behan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does behan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce behan

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