Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

durkin

/dˈɝkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: durkin
IPA: /dˈɝkɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Duarcáin

Inflected Forms

Durkins (plural)

Rhymes With

perkin merkin peterkin clerkin gerkin

Questions

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

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