Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

menear

/mɪnˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-n-ear
IPA
/mɪnˈɪɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Cornish.

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a menhir, from Cornish men (“stone”) + hir (“long”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Menears (plural)

Homonyms

minear

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce menear?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪnˈɪɹ/.
What does menear mean?
A surname from Cornish.
Where does menear come from?
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a menhir, from Cornish men (“stone”) + hir (“long”).

How to pronounce menear

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