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hanlon

/ˈhænlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
han-lon
IPA
/ˈhænlən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (“light, radiance; warrior”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hanlons (plural) Handlin (alternative) Handlon (alternative)

Phrases

Hanlon's razor

Rhymes With

scanlon scanlan

Questions

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

How to pronounce hanlon

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