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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hallisey

/hˈælɪsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hal-lisey
IPA
/hˈælɪsi/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheasa (“descendant of Áilgheas”), a byname from áilgheas (“desire, craving”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hÁilgheasa

Inflected Forms

Halliseys (plural) Hallesy (alternative) Hallissey (alternative) Hallissy (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hallisey

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