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o'shaughnessy

/ˌoʊʃˈɑnɪsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
o'shaugh-nessy
IPA
/ˌoʊʃˈɑnɪsi/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Seachnasaigh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Seachnasaigh

Frequently Paired Words

Shaughnessy

Questions

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

How to pronounce o'shaughnessy

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