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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hartigan

/hˈɑɹtɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
har-ti-gan
IPA
/hˈɑɹtɪɡən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArtagáin (“descendant of Artagán”), from a double diminutive of art (“bear”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hArtagáin

Inflected Forms

Hartigans (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hartigan

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