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linehan

/lˈɪnɪhæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
line-han
IPA
/lˈɪnɪhæn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Laidhghneáin

Inflected Forms

Linehans (plural) Lynam (alternative)

Questions

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

How to pronounce linehan

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