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foran

/fˈɔɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
foran
IPA
/fˈɔɹən/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Fuartháin

Inflected Forms

Forans (plural)

Rhymes With

foreign warren lauren loren goran horan oren doren koren goren mclaurin doron

Questions

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

How to pronounce foran

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