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meenan

/mˈinən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
meenan
IPA
/mˈinən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mianáin (“descendant of Mianán”), a diminutive form of mian (“desire, wish”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Meenans (plural)

Rhymes With

keenan kenan heenan zenon renin queenan greenan coenen neenan

Questions

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

How to pronounce meenan

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