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cagney

/kˈæɡni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
cagney
IPA
/kˈæɡni/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caingnigh (“descendant of Caingneach”), a byname from caingneach (“troublesome”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Caingnigh

Inflected Forms

Cagneys (plural)

Rhymes With

pagni

Questions

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

How to pronounce cagney

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