Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

o'rourke

/oʊɹˈɔɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: o'rourke
IPA: /oʊɹˈɔɹk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc (“descendant of Ruarc”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hrórekr (“Roderick”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Ruairc, -

Inflected Forms

O'Rourkes (plural) Rork (alternative) Rourk (alternative) Rourke (alternative)

Rhymes With

york new-york fork pork cork torque stork yorke rourke bork bjork roark

Questions

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

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