Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heslin

/hˈɛzlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: hes-lin
IPA: /hˈɛzlɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó hEislin, Ó hEisleanáin

Inflected Forms

Heslins (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce heslin

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