Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gookin

/ɡˈʊkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: gookin
IPA: /ɡˈʊkɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Guagáin. Compare McGuigan.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Guagáin

Inflected Forms

Gookins (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce gookin

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