Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halloran

/hˈælɚən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
hal-lo-ran
IPA
/hˈælɚən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAllmhuráin (“descendant of Allmhurán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of allmhurach (“foreigner”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hAllmhuráin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hallorans (plural) O'Halleran (alternative) O'Halloran (alternative)

Rhymes With

o'halloran

Questions

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

How to pronounce halloran

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