Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erney

/ˈɝni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: er-ney
IPA: /ˈɝni/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Altered form of German Erne.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Erne

Inflected Forms

Erneys (plural)

Homonyms

ernie earnie erny yrneh earney

Rhymes With

attorney journey bernie ernie gurney kearney tourney burney kearny turney birney mcburney

Questions

How do you pronounce erney?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝni/.
What does erney mean?: A surname from German.
Where does erney come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce erney

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