Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feehan

/fˈiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: fee-han
IPA: /fˈiən/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiacháin (“descendant of Fiachán”), a personal name from fiach (“raven”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Fiacháin

Inflected Forms

Feehans (plural)

Rhymes With

european korean ian indo-european asean sheehan boolean aegean jian meehan eritrean eon

Questions

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

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