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o'connell

/oʊkˈɑnəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
o'-con-nell
IPA
/oʊkˈɑnəl/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Oberon council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conaill (“descendant of Connel”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

O'Connells (plural)

Derived Forms

O'Connellism O'Connellite

Frequently Paired Words

Connel Connell Connelly McConnell

Rhymes With

mcconnell o'donnell mcdonnell connell faunal macdonnell mcconnel bonnell macdonell mcdonell monell o'donnel

Questions

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

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