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gaffney

/ɡˈæfni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
gaffney
IPA
/ɡˈæfni/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”), a byname from gamhain (“calf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gaffneys (plural) Gaffaney (alternative) Goffney (alternative)

Rhymes With

daphne

Questions

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

How to pronounce gaffney

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