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ducey

/dˈʌsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
ducey
IPA
/dˈʌsi/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhghusa (“descendant of Dubhghus”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + gus (“choice; vigor”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Dubhghusa

Inflected Forms

Duceys (plural)

Rhymes With

fussy hussey debussy hussy gussie bussey gussy tussey bussie

Questions

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

How to pronounce ducey

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