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doran

/dɔɹˈæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
do-ran
IPA
/dɔɹˈæn/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States, named after Michael Doran (politician).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Deoradháin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dorans (plural)

Phrases

Mount Doran

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

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

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