Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conroy

/kˈɔnɹɔɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
con-roy
IPA
/kˈɔnɹɔɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conraoi (“descendant of Cú Raoi”). It is also an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conaire (“descendant of Conaire”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Conraoi, Ó Conaire

Inflected Forms

Questions

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

How to pronounce conroy

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