Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cahalane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-ha-lane
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cathal. Compare Callan.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Cathaláin

Inflected Forms

Cahalanes (plural)

Questions

What does cahalane mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does cahalane come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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