Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dougherty

/dˈoʊɚti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: dougher-ty
IPA: /dˈoʊɚti/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Doherty.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Doughertys (plural)

Phrases

Dougherty County

Homonyms

doherty

Rhymes With

doherty

Questions

How do you pronounce dougherty?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈoʊɚti/.
What does dougherty mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does dougherty come from?: Variant of Doherty.

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