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o'brien

/oʊˈbɹaɪən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
o'brien
IPA
/oʊˈbɹaɪən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, also known as Eduardo O'Brien.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Briain, meaning “descendant of Brian”.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊˈbɹaɪən/
  • British English: /əˈbɹaɪən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

O'Briens (plural)

Phrases

O'Brien County

Frequently Paired Words

O'Brian

Rhymes With

brien ryan brian ian lion ion bryan hawaiian zion orion lien mayan

Questions

How do you pronounce o'brien?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈbɹaɪən/.
What does o'brien mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does o'brien come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce o'brien

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