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boylan

/bˈɔɪlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
boy-lan
IPA
/bˈɔɪlən/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Baoighealláin (“descendant of Baoigheallán”), a diminutive of Baoigheall, a personal name composed of the elements baoth (“vain, foolish”) + geall (“pledge, token”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Baoighealláin

Inflected Forms

Boylans (plural)

Homonyms

boylen

Rhymes With

moylan vermeulen boylen

Questions

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

How to pronounce boylan

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