Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenan

/ɡɹˈinən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: greenan
IPA: /ɡɹˈinən/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grianáin (“descendant of Grianán”), a personal name derived from Irish grianán (“person of sunny disposition”), a diminutive form of grian (“sun”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Grianáin, grianán

Inflected Forms

Greenans (plural) Grennan (alternative)

Rhymes With

keenan kenan heenan zenon renin queenan coenen meenan neenan

Questions

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

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