Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooney

/kˈuni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
cooney
IPA
/kˈuni/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuana (“descendant of Cuana”), a personal name either derived from cú (“hound”) or cuanna (“elegant, comely”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cooneys (plural)

Phrases

Cooneys Creek

Rhymes With

rooney uni sunni mooney clooney looney puny loony muni cuny bruni cluny

Questions

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

How to pronounce cooney

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