Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moroney

/mɚˈoʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: mo-roney
IPA: /mɚˈoʊni/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolruanaidh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Maolruanaidh

Inflected Forms

Moroneys (plural) Mulroney (alternative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

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

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