Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-nan
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8465).

Etymology

Probably from Pictish *pen (“head, top, summit”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *pen

Questions

What does pennan mean?: A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8465).
Where does pennan come from?: Probably from Pictish *pen (“head, top, summit”).

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