Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheehan

/ʃˈiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: shee-han
IPA: /ʃˈiən/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síodhacháin (“descendant of Síodhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of síodhach (“peaceful”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Síodhacháin

Inflected Forms

Sheehans (plural) Shawhan (alternative)

Homonyms

sheahan

Rhymes With

european korean ian indo-european asean boolean aegean jian meehan eritrean eon fujian

Questions

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

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