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keenan

/kˈinən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
keenan
IPA
/kˈinən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name

name

A male given name from Irish.

Etymology

From Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Keenans (plural)

Homonyms

kenan

Rhymes With

kenan heenan zenon renin queenan greenan coenen meenan neenan

Questions

How do you pronounce keenan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈinən/.
What does keenan mean?
A surname transferred from the given name
Where does keenan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce keenan

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kˈinən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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