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kelleher

/ˈkɛləhɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
kelle-her
IPA
/ˈkɛləhɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Céileachair (“descendant of Céileachar”), from the male given name Céileachar (literally “spouse-loving”), from céile (“spouse, companion”), from Old Irish céile, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee”, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos; + -ach (“of”, relation-forming suffix), from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Céileachair, céile, ᚉᚓᚂᚔ, *keiliyos, -ach, *-ākos

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɛləhɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkɛlɪhə/

Rhymes With

kelliher keleher

Questions

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

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