Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaughnessy

/ʃˈɔnɪsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: shaugh-nessy
IPA: /ʃˈɔnɪsi/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in Canada:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in Canada:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Shaughnessy Village.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Irish Seachnasaigh.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Seachnasaigh

Usage

Inflected Forms

Shaughnessys (plural) Shaughnessyes (plural) Shaughnessies (plural)

Derived Forms

Shoni

Phrases

Shaughnessy playoff Shaughnessy Village

Frequently Paired Words

O'Shaughnessy

Questions

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

How to pronounce shaughnessy

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