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dempsey

/dˈɛmpsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
dempsey
IPA
/dˈɛmpsi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díomasaigh (“descendant of Díomasach”), a byname deriving from díomasach (“proud, arrogant”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Díomasaigh

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dempseys (plural)

Phrases

Jack Dempsey

Questions

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

How to pronounce dempsey

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