Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaney

/tʃˈeɪni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: chaney
IPA: /tʃˈeɪni/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Chesney.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chaneys (plural)

Rhymes With

rainy cheney delaney allegheny grainy rainey janie bahraini zany khomeini brainy laney

Questions

How do you pronounce chaney?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈeɪni/.
What does chaney mean?: A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does chaney come from?: Variant of Chesney.

How to pronounce chaney

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