Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahoney

/ˈmɑ.ni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
ma-honey
IPA
/ˈmɑ.ni/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mathghamhna (“descendant of Mathghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements math (“bear”) and gamhain (“calf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Mathghamhna

Inflected Forms

Mahoneys (plural) Mahon (alternative) Mahony (alternative) Mohon (alternative)

Homonyms

mahony

Rhymes With

tony sony toni phony hermione stony bologna bony macaroni coney pepperoni maloney

Questions

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

How to pronounce mahoney

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