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drennan

/dɹˈɛnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
dren-nan
IPA
/dɹˈɛnən/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Draighneáin (“descendant of Draighneán”), a byname from draighneán (“blackthorn tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Draighneáin

Inflected Forms

Drennans (plural) Drennen (alternative) Drennon (alternative) Drinan (alternative) Drinane (alternative) Drinnan (alternative) Drinnon (alternative) Drynan (alternative)

Homonyms

drennen drennon

Rhymes With

brennan lennon lenin mclennan glennon kennan brennen kennon hennen grennan lenon drennen

Questions

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

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