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cullinan

/kˈʌlɪnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
cul-li-nan
IPA
/kˈʌlɪnən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuilleannáin (“descendant of Cuilleannán”), a personal name deriving from a diminutive form of cuileann (“holly”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cuilleannáin

Inflected Forms

Cullinans (plural) Cullinane (alternative)

Questions

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

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