Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bohan

/bˈoʊhən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: bo-han
IPA: /bˈoʊhən/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhacháin (“descendant of Buadhachán”), a personal name from the diminutive form of buadhach (“victorious”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Buadhacháin

Inflected Forms

Bohans (plural)

Homonyms

bohon

Rhymes With

cohan mohon bohon

Questions

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

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