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drohan

/dɹˈoʊən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
dro-han
IPA
/dɹˈoʊən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Druacháin (“descendant of Druachán”), a byname deriving from a diminutive of druach (“wise man”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Druacháin

Inflected Forms

Drohans (plural) Draughn (alternative) Draughon (alternative)

Rhymes With

owen cohen goin' bowen rowan rohan samoan minoan lowen protozoan rowen kohen

Questions

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

How to pronounce drohan

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