Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haney

/hˈeɪni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
haney
IPA
/hˈeɪni/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Various origins: * Variant of Hanney. * Reduced form of McHaney. * Americanized spelling of Norwegian Hanøy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Haneys (plural)

Homonyms

hany haynie hainey

Rhymes With

rainy cheney delaney allegheny chaney grainy rainey janie bahraini zany khomeini brainy

Questions

How do you pronounce haney?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈeɪni/.
What does haney mean?
A surname.
Where does haney come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce haney

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