Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geoghegan

/ˈɡeɪ(ə)ɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: ge-oghe-gan
IPA: /ˈɡeɪ(ə)ɡən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mag Eochagáin (“son of Eochagán”), a diminutive of Eochaidh. Compare Caughey.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mag Eochagáin

Inflected Forms

Geoghegans (plural) Gagen (alternative) Gahagan (alternative)

Rhymes With

reagan megan pagan hagen sagan hagan kagan fagan dagon ragan bagan gagan

Questions

How do you pronounce geoghegan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡeɪ(ə)ɡən/.
What does geoghegan mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does geoghegan come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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