Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharkey

/ˈʃɑɹki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
sharkey
IPA
/ˈʃɑɹki/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”), from searcach (“beloved”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Searcaigh

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃɑɹki/
  • British English: /ˈʃɑːki/

Inflected Forms

Sharkeys (plural)

Phrases

Sharkey County

Rhymes With

sparky marky malarkey marcie markie marchi darkie harkey darcie lamarche mullarkey archey

Questions

How do you pronounce sharkey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɑɹki/.
What does sharkey mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does sharkey come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce sharkey

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