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carolan

/kˈɛɹəlæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
car-olan
IPA
/kˈɛɹəlæn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Logan County, Arkansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearbhalláin (“descendant of Cearbhallán”), a diminutive of Cearbhall (“Carroll”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cearbhalláin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Carolans (plural) Carlan (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce carolan

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