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kinnan

/kˈɪnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
kin-nan
IPA
/kˈɪnən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnáin (“son of Fionnán”), a diminutive of fionn (“fair, blond”) or of Ó Cianáin (“descendant of Cianán”), from which Keenan, or of Ó Cuinneáin (“descendant of Cuinneán”), from which Cunneen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kinnans (plural)

Rhymes With

linen mckinnon mackinnon dinan finan ninon finnan chinen drinnon

Questions

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

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