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doherty

/dˈoʊɚti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
do-her-ty
IPA
/dˈoʊɚti/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A locality in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish Ó Dochartaigh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Dochartaigh

Inflected Forms

Daugherty (alternative) Dougherty (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

O'Doherty

Homonyms

dougherty

Rhymes With

dougherty

Questions

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

How to pronounce doherty

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