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dargan

/dˈɑɹɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
dar-gan
IPA
/dˈɑɹɡən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deargáin (“descendant of Deargán”), a byname from dearg (“red”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Deargáin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dargans (plural)

Rhymes With

bargain jargon gargan largen vonbargen hargan

Questions

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

How to pronounce dargan

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