Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heaney

/hˈini/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
heaney
IPA
/hˈini/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉighnigh (“descendant of Éighneach”), or an Anglicized form of Ó hÉanna (“descendant of Éanna”), a personal name of unclear origin, possibly containing the element éan (“bird”). Compare Bird, Heagney.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hÉighnigh

Inflected Forms

Heaneys (plural) Hainey (alternative) Heeney (alternative)

Derived Forms

Heaneyan

Homonyms

heeney

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini

Questions

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

How to pronounce heaney

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