Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gainey

/ɡˈeɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: gainey
IPA: /ɡˈeɪni/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Géibheannaigh

Inflected Forms

Gaineys (plural)

Homonyms

gagne ganey

Rhymes With

rainy cheney delaney allegheny chaney grainy rainey janie bahraini zany khomeini brainy

Questions

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

How to pronounce gainey

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