Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossan

/kɹˈɑsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: crossan
IPA: /kɹˈɑsən/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced form of McCrossen, from Irish Mac an Chrosáin (“son of the satirist”), from crosán (“reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac an Chrosáin

Inflected Forms

Crossans (plural) Croson (alternative)

Homonyms

crosson

Rhymes With

chiasson wason klaassen crosson claassen maassen fossen rosson closson vanfossen glosson

Questions

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

How to pronounce crossan

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