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killian

/kˈɪljən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
kil-lian
IPA
/kˈɪljən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Irish.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

An anglicized spelling of Irish Cillian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Pallister-Killian syndrome

Homonyms

killion

Rhymes With

million billion brazilian civilian trillion pavilion multimillion vermilion reptilian zillion vermillion multibillion

Questions

How do you pronounce killian?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪljən/.
What does killian mean?
A male given name from Irish.
Where does killian come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce killian

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