Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breslin

/bɹˈɛslɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: bres-lin
IPA: /bɹˈɛslɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breisláin (“descendant of Breisleán”), a diminutive of the personal name Breasal.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Breisláin

Inflected Forms

Breslins (plural)

Questions

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

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