Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manahan

/mˈænəhæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: man-a-han
IPA: /mˈænəhæn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Of Irish origin (White surname), or from Tagalog (Asian surname)

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Manahans (plural)

Rhymes With

shanahan mcclanahan stranahan lanahan granahan

Questions

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

How to pronounce manahan

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