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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

donnellan

/dˈɑnɪlæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
don-nel-lan
IPA
/dˈɑnɪlæn/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Domhnalláin

Inflected Forms

Donnellans (plural)

Homonyms

donelan

Rhymes With

donelan

Questions

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

How to pronounce donnellan

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