Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harkin

/hˈɑɹkɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: harkin
IPA: /hˈɑɹkɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEarcáin, "descendant of Earcán," from earc. * As an English surname, spelling variant related to Harkey.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Harkins (plural)

Rhymes With

larkin parkin markin clarkin

Questions

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

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