Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clingan

/klˈɪŋɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
clin-gan
IPA
/klˈɪŋɡən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Celtic (Scottish Gaelic and northern Irish) surname reduced from mac clingan, Anglicized from mac gilla Fhinnéin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finnian”), also Anglicized as mac Alingen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Clingans (plural)

Derived Forms

Klingon

Rhymes With

klingon

Questions

How do you pronounce clingan?
The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɪŋɡən/.
What does clingan mean?
A surname.
Where does clingan come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce clingan

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