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downey

/ˈdaʊni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
downey
IPA
/ˈdaʊni/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Various origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnadhaigh (“descendant of Dúnadhach”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of dúnadh (“closing, securing, fastening”). * Irish surname from a reduced form of McEldowney or Muldowney. * Scottish habitational surname from the barony of Downie or Duny, named from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“hill”) + the locative suffix -ach.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Dúnadhaigh, dùn

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Downeys (plural)

Derived Forms

downeyite downeyoside

Phrases

Downey cell Downey Heads

Homonyms

downy downie

Rhymes With

brownie downy downie clowney townie loughney

Questions

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

How to pronounce downey

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