Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halferty

/hˈæfɚti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: halfer-ty
IPA: /hˈæfɚti/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilbheartaigh (“descendant of Ailbeartach”), a personal probably derived from ilbeartach (“accomplished”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó hAilbheartaigh

Inflected Forms

Halfertys (plural) Hilferty (alternative)

Rhymes With

rafferty lafferty mccafferty cafferty mclafferty

Questions

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

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