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doane

/dˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
doane
IPA
/dˈoʊn/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Doanes (plural) Doan (alternative)

Homonyms

doan

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

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

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