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houlihan

/hˈulɪhæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
houli-han
IPA
/hˈulɪhæn/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

noun

A kind of lasso throw.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUallacháin (“descendant of Uallachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of uallach (“proud, arrogant”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hUallacháin

Inflected Forms

Houlihans (plural) Holahan (alternative) Holihan (alternative) Holohan (alternative) Hoolahan (alternative) Hoolihan (alternative) Houlahan (alternative) Hulahan (alternative) Hulihan (alternative) Hoolan (alternative) hooley-ann (alternative)

Homonyms

hoolihan

Rhymes With

hoolihan

Questions

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

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