Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fenn

/fˈɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
fenn
IPA
/fˈɛn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an English topographic surname, from the noun fen. * As a south German surname, from Fenn (“bog, swamp”), related to the above. Compare Fehn. * As a Chinese surname, from 馮 /冯, compare Feng.

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Questions

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

How to pronounce fenn

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