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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerin

/kˈɛɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
kerin
IPA
/kˈɛɹɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, variant of Kieran. * As a Slovene surname, from a derivative of Medieval Latin Quirinus, similar to Quirin, Kehr, Kirin. Possibly also a variant of Kern.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kerins (plural)

Rhymes With

erin marin karin perrin guerin merrin schwerin sherrin ferrin

Questions

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

How to pronounce kerin

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