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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavanaugh

/kˈævənɔ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
ca-vanaugh
IPA
/kˈævənɔ/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Variant of Kavanagh.

Inflected Forms

Cavanaughs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cavanaugh?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈævənɔ/.
What does cavanaugh mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does cavanaugh come from?
Variant of Kavanagh.

How to pronounce cavanaugh

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