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kirwan

/ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
kir-wan
IPA
/ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardhubháin (“descendant of Ciardhubhán”), a personal name composed of ciar (“dark”) + dubh (“black”) + the suffix -an.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Ciardhubháin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kirwans (plural) Kerwin (alternative)

Derived Forms

Kirwanian kirwanite

Questions

How do you pronounce kirwan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/.
What does kirwan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does kirwan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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