Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

connelly

/ˈkɒnəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: con-nel-ly
IPA: /ˈkɒnəli/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States.

Etymology

Anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of the given name Conghalach.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Connellys (plural)

Rhymes With

donnelly connally donnelley

Questions

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

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