Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guiney

/ˈɡɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
guiney
IPA
/ˈɡɪni/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

Obsolete form of Guinea.

Obsolete

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Guineys (plural)

Homonyms

guinea

Rhymes With

mini guinea skinny minnie winnie mckinney ginny vinny vinnie finney kinney pliny

Questions

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

How to pronounce guiney

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