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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorney

/dˈɔɹni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
dor-ney
IPA
/dˈɔɹni/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Doirinne (“descendant of Doireann”), a personal name related to dodaire (“sullen, sulky”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dorneys (plural) Durney (alternative)

Rhymes With

horny corny thorny sigourney forney horney corney pokorny forni gorney gorny

Questions

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

How to pronounce dorney

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