Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

connell

/ˈkɑnəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: con-nell
IPA: /ˈkɑnəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel.

name

A city in Franklin County, Washington, United States, originally Palouse Junction and renamed after Jacob Cornelius Connell.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂welh₁-, Ó Conaill, *Kunowalos

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnəl/
British English: /ˈkɒnəl/

Inflected Forms

Connells (plural)

Derived Forms

connellite Connellsville

Frequently Paired Words

Connel Connelly McConnell O'Connell

Rhymes With

mcconnell o'donnell o'connell mcdonnell faunal macdonnell mcconnel bonnell macdonell mcdonell monell o'donnel

Questions

How do you pronounce connell?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnəl/.
What does connell mean?: A surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel.
Where does connell come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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