Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiren

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
hiren
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seductive woman; a courtesan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of a character in George Peele's The Turkish Mahamet and Hyrin the fair Greek; originally a version of the name Irene.

Inflected Forms

Hirens (plural)

Questions

What does hiren mean?
A seductive woman; a courtesan.
Where does hiren come from?
From the name of a character in George Peele's The Turkish Mahamet and Hyrin the fair Greek; originally a version of the name Irene.

How to pronounce hiren

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