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neenan

/nˈinən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
neenan
IPA
/nˈinən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Naoidheannáin (“descendant of Naoidheannán”), a nickname from naoidhean (“infant, baby”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Naoidheannáin

Inflected Forms

Neenans (plural)

Rhymes With

keenan kenan heenan zenon renin queenan greenan coenen meenan

Questions

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

How to pronounce neenan

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