Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curran

/kˈɝən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: cur-ran
IPA: /kˈɝən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of currant.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corraidhín (“descendant of Corraidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of corradh (“spear”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Corraidhín

Usage

Inflected Forms

currans (plural) Corran (alternative) Corrin (alternative) Currams (alternative)

Homonyms

curren

Rhymes With

urine curren murren

Questions

How do you pronounce curran?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝən/.
What does curran mean?: Obsolete form of currant.
Where does curran come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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