Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dornan

/dˈɔɹnɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: dor-nan
IPA: /dˈɔɹnɪn/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Ó Duirnín, Ó Dornáin, possibly from dorn (“fist”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Dornans (plural) Durnion (alternative)

Questions

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

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