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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kearns

/kˈɝnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
kearns
IPA
/kˈɝnz/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

name

A city and former CDP in Salt Lake County, Utah, named after Thomas Kearns.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Céirín, a personal name derived from a diminutive of ciar (“dark”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kearnses (plural) Carnes (alternative) Karns (alternative)

Homonyms

kerns kernes

Rhymes With

turns returns concerns burns learns earns ferns stearns byrnes tern yearns terns

Questions

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

How to pronounce kearns

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