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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanvey

/hˈænvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
han-vey
IPA
/hˈænvi/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinbheith (“descendant of Ainbhioth”), a byname meaning "stormy".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hAinbheith

Inflected Forms

Hanveys (plural) Hanaway (alternative) Hannaway (alternative) Hanway (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hanvey

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