Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bresnahan

/bɹˈɛsnəhæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: bres-na-han
IPA: /bɹˈɛsnəhæn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Brosnacháin (“descendant of Brosnachán”), a personal name derived from Brosna, the name of a town and a river in County Kerry.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Brosnacháin

Inflected Forms

Bresnahans (plural) Brosnan (alternative)

Questions

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

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