Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'keefe

/oʊkˈif/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: o'-keefe
IPA: /oʊkˈif/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoimh (“descendant of Caomh”), a personal name based on caomh (“gentle”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Caoimh

Inflected Forms

O'Keefes (plural) O'Keeffe (alternative)

Phrases

Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect

Homonyms

o'keeffe

Rhymes With

chief relief brief belief beef leaf grief thief reef disbelief motif sharif

Questions

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

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