Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fennessy

/fˈɛnɪsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: fen-nessy
IPA: /fˈɛnɪsi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnghusa (“descendant of Fionnghus”), a personal name based on fionn (“fair, white”) + gus (“vigor, force”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Fionnghusa

Inflected Forms

Fennessys (plural) Fennessey (alternative)

Homonyms

fennessey

Rhymes With

fennessey hennessee

Questions

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

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