Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nelligan

/nˈɛlɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: nel-li-gan
IPA: /nˈɛlɪɡən/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Niallagáin (“descendant of Niallagán”), a double diminutive of Niall.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Niallagáin

Inflected Forms

Nelligans (plural)

Questions

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

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