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hennessey

/hˈɛnəsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
hen-nessey
IPA
/hˈɛnəsi/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hAonghusa

Rhymes With

hennessy

Questions

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

How to pronounce hennessey

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