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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

healy

/hˈili/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
healy
IPA
/hˈili/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

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A census-designated place, the borough seat of Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (“descendant of the claimant”), from éilidhe (“claimant”), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (“descendant of Éaladhach”), a personal name from ealadhach (“ingenious”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hÉilidhe, Ó hÉalaighthe

Usage

Inflected Forms

Healys (plural)

Derived Forms

Healyite

Homonyms

healey

Rhymes With

freely ideally healey swahili greeley steely seeley neely feely keeley demille mealy

Questions

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

How to pronounce healy

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