Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilbane

/kˈɪlbən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: kil-bane
IPA: /kˈɪlbən/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bháin (“son of the fair-haired lad”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and bán (“white, fair”). Compare McElwain.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Giolla Bháin

Inflected Forms

Kilbanes (plural)

Rhymes With

wilbon hilbun

Questions

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

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