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hallinan

/hˈælɪnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
hal-li-nan
IPA
/hˈælɪnən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheanáin (“descendant of Áilgheanán”), a personal name from a diminutive of áilghean (“mild, gentle, soft”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hÁilgheanáin

Inflected Forms

Hallinans (plural)

Questions

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

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