Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'gara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: o'-gara
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gadhra (“descendant of Gadhra”), a personal name derived from gadhar (“hound, mastiff”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Gadhra

Inflected Forms

O'Garas (plural)

Questions

What does o'gara mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does o'gara come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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