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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glavan

/ɡlˈeɪvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gla-van
IPA
/ɡlˈeɪvən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Glavan or Slovene Glavan. Also, an alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Главан (Hlavan).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Glavan, Главан

Inflected Forms

Glavans (plural) Hlavan (alternative)

Rhymes With

haven raven craven shaven maven smooth-shaven cavan unshaven graven lavan caven laven

Questions

How do you pronounce glavan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈeɪvən/.
What does glavan mean?
A surname.
Where does glavan come from?
From Serbo-Croatian Glavan or Slovene Glavan. Also, an alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Главан (Hlavan).

How to pronounce glavan

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “glavan”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɡlˈeɪvən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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