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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
fi-lan
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fialáin (“descendant of Fialán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of fial (“generous”). * Borrowed from Polish Filan, a derivative of Fila.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Fialáin, Filan

Inflected Forms

Filans (plural)

Questions

What does filan mean?
A surname.
Where does filan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce filan

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