Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'keeffe

/oʊkˈif/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: o'-ke-effe
IPA: /oʊkˈif/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Variant of O'Keefe.

Inflected Forms

O'Keeffes (plural)

Derived Forms

O'Keeffian

Homonyms

o'keefe

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce o'keeffe?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊkˈif/.
What does o'keeffe mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does o'keeffe come from?: Variant of O'Keefe.

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