Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quirin

/kwˈɪɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: quirin
IPA: /kwˈɪɹɪn/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

From the German and French surname, from Medieval Latin Quirinus. Compare Queer and Kerin.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Quirinus

Inflected Forms

Quirins (plural)

Rhymes With

kirin sheerin shearin gearin

Questions

How do you pronounce quirin?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɪɹɪn/.
What does quirin mean?: A surname from French.
Where does quirin come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce quirin

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