Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lehane

/ləhˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: lehane
IPA: /ləhˈeɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Liatháin (“descendant of Liathán”), a diminutive of liath (“grey”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Liatháin

Inflected Forms

Lehanes (plural) Lehan (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

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

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