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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenneally

/kˈɛnəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
ken-neal-ly
IPA
/kˈɛnəli/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced of Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cionnfhaolaidh (“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”) + faol (“wolf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cionnfhaolaidh

Inflected Forms

Kenneallys (plural) Keneally (alternative) Kenealy (alternative) Kennelly (alternative)

Homonyms

kennelly

Rhymes With

developmentally kennelly fennelly

Questions

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

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