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cahalan

/kˈæhələn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
ca-ha-lan
IPA
/kˈæhələn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“son of Cathalán”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cathaláin

Inflected Forms

Cahalans (plural)

Questions

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

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