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lonergan

/lˈɑnɚɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
lon-er-gan
IPA
/lˈɑnɚɡən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longargáin (“descendant of Longargán”), a personal name based on lonn (“strong”) + garg (“fierce”) + -án.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Longargáin

Inflected Forms

Lonergans (plural) Landrigan (alternative)

Derived Forms

Lonerganian

Questions

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

How to pronounce lonergan

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