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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hession

/hˈɛʃɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
hes-sion
IPA
/hˈɛʃɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (“descendant of Oisín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (“deer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hessions (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hession

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