Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feeney

/ˈfini/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: feeney
IPA: /ˈfini/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiannaidhe (“descendant of Fiannaidhe”), a byname meaning "warrior", from fiann (“army”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Fiannaidhe

Inflected Forms

Feeneys (plural) Feeny (alternative)

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini

Questions

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

How to pronounce feeney

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