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minogue

/mɪˈnoʊɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
minogue
IPA
/mɪˈnoʊɡ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muineog (“descendant of Muineog”), a variant of Manóg, a personal name derived from a diminutive form of manach (“monk”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɪˈnoʊɡ/
  • British English: /mɪˈnəʊɡ/

Inflected Forms

Minogues (plural)

Rhymes With

rogue vogue doge pogue brogue drogue prorogue pirogue yogh cogue disembogue tvorog

Questions

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

How to pronounce minogue

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