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kiernan

/kˈɪɹnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
kier-nan
IPA
/kˈɪɹnən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Irish Tighearnán, from Tighearna (“lord”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kiernans (plural)

Rhymes With

tiernan mckiernan

Questions

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

How to pronounce kiernan

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