Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garnier

/ɡˈɑɹniɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: gar-nier
IPA: /ɡˈɑɹniɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French [in turn from the Germanic languages].

Etymology

From French Garnier, from the Proto-Germanic *Warinhari, composed of *warōn (“to protect”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Garner, Grenier, Gurnee.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Garnier, *Warinhari

Inflected Forms

Garniers (plural)

Derived Forms

garnierite

Questions

How do you pronounce garnier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɑɹniɚ/.
What does garnier mean?: A surname from French [in turn from the Germanic languages].
Where does garnier come from?: It is traced to French.

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