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culhane

/kˈʌlhˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
cul-hane
IPA
/kˈʌlhˌeɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), from the personal name Cathal + the diminutive suffix -án.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cathaláin

Inflected Forms

Culhanes (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce culhane

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