Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lawler

/lˈɔlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: lawler
IPA: /lˈɔlɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Leathlobhair (“descendant of Leathlobhar”), a personal name composed of the elements leath (“half”) + lobar (“leprous; sick”), a nickname for a man of unhealthy constitution.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Leathlobhair

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lawlers (plural) Lawlor (alternative)

Homonyms

lawlor

Rhymes With

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Questions

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

How to pronounce lawler

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