Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
ean
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Manx.

verb

To bring forth young; to yean.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Manx Ean, an equivalent of John.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ean, enen, ēanian, *aunōn, *aunōną, ēacnian

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

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Questions

What does ean mean?
Initialism of European Article Numbering: a barcode symbology whose main variant, EAN-13, encodes thirteen digits, differing from UPC-A in that three of the digits in the left half are reversed so as to encode an additional digit.
Where does ean come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ean

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