Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'meara

/oʊmˈiɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
o'meara
IPA
/oʊmˈiɹə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”), a byname from meadhair, variant of meidhir (“mirth, merriment”).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce o'meara

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