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keelan

/kˈilən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
kee-lan
IPA
/kˈilən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two main etymologies: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Céileacháin (“descendant of Céileachán”), a diminutive of céile (“companion”). * Welsh habitational surname for someone from Cilan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Céileacháin, -

Inflected Forms

Keelans (plural)

Rhymes With

elan nealon thielen wheelan neilan

Questions

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

How to pronounce keelan

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