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conlon

/kˈɑnlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
con-lon
IPA
/kˈɑnlən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish Ó Connalláin, which could be from con (“hound”) + leon (“lion”), though the second element could instead be from gal (“valor”), similar to O'Connell.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Connalláin

Inflected Forms

Conlan (alternative)

Homonyms

conlan

Rhymes With

conlan donlon donlan

Questions

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

How to pronounce conlon

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