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hannon

/hˈænən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
han-non
IPA
/hˈænən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinchín (“descendant of Ainchín”), a personal name possibly related to Annach or, alternatively, a variant of ainghein (“unborn”). It could also be a variant form of Hannan or Hanahan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hAinchín

Inflected Forms

Hannons (plural) Hennon (alternative)

Homonyms

hannan

Rhymes With

canon cannon shannon buchanan bannon annan gannon hannan brannon brannan channon concannon

Questions

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

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