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herlihy

/hˈɝlɪhi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
her-li-hy
IPA
/hˈɝlɪhi/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarfhlatha (“descendant of Iarfhlaith”), a personal name composed of the elements iarthar (“west”) + flaith (“lord”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hIarfhlatha

Inflected Forms

Herlihys (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce herlihy

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