Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coffey

/kˈɑfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
cof-fey
IPA
/kˈɑfi/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Various origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cobhthaigh (“descendant of Cobhthach”), a byname meaning "victorious". * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathbhadha (“descendant of Cathbhadh”), a byname meaning "battle tent". * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathmhogha (“descendant of Cathmhugh”), a byname meaning "battle slave".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cobhthaigh, Ó Cathbhadha, Ó Cathmhogha

Usage

Inflected Forms

Coffeys (plural) Coffie (alternative) Cohee (alternative)

Derived Forms

Coffeyville

Phrases

Coffey County Coffey still

Rhymes With

coffee toffee gadhafi khadafi

Questions

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

How to pronounce coffey

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