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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creevy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
creevy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Craobhaigh (“descendant of Craobhach”), a personal name deriving from craobhach (“branched, branching”). Compare Creagh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Craobhaigh

Inflected Forms

Creevys (plural) Creevey (alternative)

Questions

What does creevy mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does creevy come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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