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loughlin

/lˈɔflɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
lough-lin
IPA
/lˈɔflɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lachtnáin (“descendant of Lachtnán”), a diminutive of lachtna (“gray, dun”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Lachtnáin

Inflected Forms

Loughlins (plural) Laflin (alternative)

Questions

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

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