Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'dea

/oʊˈdiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: o'dea
IPA: /oʊˈdiː/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Deághaidh (“descendant of Deághadh”), a personal name held by tenth-century Irish chieftain, from deagh (“good”) + ádh (“luck, fate”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Deághaidh

Inflected Forms

O'Deas (plural)

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

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

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