Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

okoye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
okoye
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Igbo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Igbo Okoye, a variant of Okorie.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Okoyes (plural)

Questions

What does okoye mean?
A surname from Igbo.
Where does okoye come from?
Borrowed from Igbo Okoye, a variant of Okorie.

How to pronounce okoye

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