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fogarty

/fˈɑɡˌɑɹti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
fog-a-r-ty
IPA
/fˈɑɡˌɑɹti/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fógartaigh (“descendant of Fógartach”), a personal name from fógartha (“proclaimed; banished, outlawed”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Fógartaigh

Inflected Forms

Fogartys (plural) Foggarty (alternative) Fogerty (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce fogarty

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