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hennessy

/ˈhɛnəsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
hen-nessy
IPA
/ˈhɛnəsi/
14
Scrabble Score
8
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

Inflected Forms

Hennessys (plural) Hennessey (alternative)

Derived Forms

Henny

Rhymes With

hennessey

Questions

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

How to pronounce hennessy

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