Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hehir

/hˈɛhɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: hehir
IPA: /hˈɛhɪɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“keen, sharp”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó hAichir

Inflected Forms

Hehirs (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hehir

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