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fenlon

/fˈɛnlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
fen-lon
IPA
/fˈɛnlən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnaláin (“descendant of Fionnalán”), a hypocoristic form of fionn (“fair, white”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Fionnaláin

Inflected Forms

Fenlons (plural) Fenelon (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce fenlon

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