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garvey

/ɡˈɑɹvi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
gar-vey
IPA
/ɡˈɑɹvi/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically sailed around New Jersey.

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced form of Irish Ó Gairbhshíth (“descendant of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough, cruel”) and síth (“peace”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Gairbhshíth

Inflected Forms

garveys (plural)

Derived Forms

Garveyan Garveyism Garveyist Garveyite

Homonyms

garvie

Rhymes With

harvey larvae harvie jarvie garvie jarvi

Questions

How do you pronounce garvey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɑɹvi/.
What does garvey mean?
A type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically sailed around New Jersey.
Where does garvey come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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