Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faughnan

/fˈɔnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: faugh-nan
IPA: /fˈɔnən/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Fachtnáin

Inflected Forms

Faughnans (plural)

Questions

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

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