Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rooney

/ˈɹuːni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: rooney
IPA: /ˈɹuːni/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh (“descendant of a person named Champion”).

Derived Forms

Rooneyesque

Phrases

Rooney rule

Rhymes With

uni sunni mooney clooney looney puny loony cooney muni cuny bruni cluny

Questions

How do you pronounce rooney?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuːni/.
What does rooney mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does rooney come from?: Anglicised from Irish Ó Ruanaidh (“descendant of a person named Champion”).

How to pronounce rooney

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