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coughlin

/kˈɔɡlɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
cough-lin
IPA
/kˈɔɡlɪn/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of cochal (“cloak, hood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cochláin

Inflected Forms

Coughlins (plural) Coghlan (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce coughlin

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