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o'donovan

/oʊdˈɑnəvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
o'-dono-van
IPA
/oʊdˈɑnəvən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Dunnabháin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Dunnabháin

Frequently Paired Words

Donovan

Rhymes With

donovan

Questions

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

How to pronounce o'donovan

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