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culkin

/kˈʌlkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
culkin
IPA
/kˈʌlkɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Culkins (plural) Calkin (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce culkin

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