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hernon

/hˈɝnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
her-non
IPA
/hˈɝnən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarnáin (“descendant of Iarnán”), possibly a diminutive of íarn (“iron”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hIarnáin

Inflected Forms

Hernons (plural)

Rhymes With

vernon kernan mckernan murnane kernen

Questions

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

How to pronounce hernon

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